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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.
Industry: Automotive
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Dual swing tailgate
Automotive; Automobile
Station waggon rear door that can swing to one side or lay down to a horizontal position, as required.
Duco
Automotive; Automobile
Brand name for nitrocellulose lacquer, a paint extensively used until the early 1960s.
Dwell wipers
Automotive; Automobile
Windscreen-wiper system able to provide intermittent operation to cope with mist and light drizzle.
Bleeding
Automotive; Automobile
Paint discolouration caused by an existing layer of paint under a new topcoat. Word also refers to the act of removing air or impurities from a hydraulic system or fuel line.
Blending
Automotive; Automobile
Spray paint technique for effecting spot repairs and colour matching without leaving telltale lines.
Blending clear
Automotive; Automobile
Translucent paint used by spray painters when making spot repairs.
Blood alcohol level
Automotive; Automobile
Alcohol in the blood, measured in grammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood.