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Automobile

Of or relating to any vehicle, usually designed to carry passengers, that operates on ordinary roads and typically has four wheels and a gasoline or diesel internal-combustion engine.

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Beast

Automotive; Automobile

An extremely fast vehicle.

adiabatic engine

Automotive; Automobile

An engine which is very efficient in transferring combustion heat to those parts of the engine which are being cooled by the flow of anti-freeze coolant -- thus maintaining an even temperature of the ...

batmobile

Automotive; Automobile

This car built by Nissan is an experimental DeltaWing, designed like the famous Batmobile. The purpose of the car is to promote fuel efficiency, with the DeltaWing's 1.6 liter engine set to complete ...

midship section

Automotive; Automobile

A drawing showing a typical cross section of the hull and superstructure at or near amidships and giving the scantlings of the principal structural members.

lean-burn engine

Automotive; Automobile

One designed to use a relatively lean mixture without adverse effects.

cable clamp

Automotive; Automobile

(1) A device for securing a cable end to the point where it connects. (2) A device which secures the outer sheath of a cable.

wear

Automotive; Automobile

The progressive loss of substance from the operating surface of a body occurring as a result of relative motion at the surface; rubbing away.

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