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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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Ball-and-trunnion joint

Automotive; Automobile

Universal joint with a mechanism to vary its effective length as it rotates.

Banjo axle

Automotive; Automobile

Rigid back axle casing. The propeller shaft goes from the gearbox to the banjo casing which houses and differential and the drive shafts that go from it to the road wheels.

Axle

Automotive; Automobile

Shaft on which a wheel, bearing or gear is mounted.

Axle casing

Automotive; Automobile

Outer casing of the axle that houses the crown wheel, pinion and half shafts.

Axle location

Automotive; Automobile

Manner in which a live axle is positioned and its movements restricted.

Abbreviated injury scale

Automotive; Automobile

Method of ranking injury severity in road accidents using a scale of 1 to 6.

A-bracket

Automotive; Automobile

Suspension link, shaped in plan view like the letter A.

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