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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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Ride
Automotive; Automobile
Term describing the manner or smoothness with which a vehicle travels over an uneven surface.
Ride levellers
Automotive; Automobile
Name sometimes applied to adjustable shock absorbers fitted to stiffen the springing when towing, raising the rear to the height it would normally be.
Ride/handling compromise
Automotive; Automobile
The extent to which the car's designers have tuned the suspension to favour improved road manners or riding smoothness.
Layshaft
Automotive; Automobile
Manual transmission gear shaft that transfers the drive from the input shaft to the output shaft.
Lead substitute petrol
Automotive; Automobile
One for use in engines designed for leaded fuel, having a chemical additive to increase a fuel's octane rating.
Leaded fuel
Automotive; Automobile
One in which tetraethyl lead or tetra methyl lead has been added to improve its anti-knock qualities.
Lap belt
Automotive; Automobile
Seat belt that goes over the user's thighs only, as distinct from a three-pointer that goes over one shoulder and the lap.
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