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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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Power train
Automotive; Automobile
Complete system required to rotate the driving wheels, including the engine, clutch/torque converter, transmission and drive shaft.
Propeller shaft
Automotive; Automobile
Drive shaft in a front-engined, rear-drive vehicle to transmit torque from the transmission to the rear axle.
Printed radio antenna
Automotive; Automobile
One implanted within the windscreen or rear screen glass.
Driver's trip computer
Automotive; Automobile
Electronic instrument providing such data as average speed, average fuel consumption, journey time and distance the car could travel with current fuel supply.
Driving light
Automotive; Automobile
Lamp fitted for additional forward illumination, over that provided by the headlamps.
Drum brake
Automotive; Automobile
Braking system employing a brake drum attached to the wheel hub – which revolves - and a pair of non-rotating brake shoes fixed to the axle.
