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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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Laminated windscreen
Automotive; Automobile
One comprising two sheets of glass separated by thin transparent plastic to hold the particles together if broken.
Knock characteristics
Automotive; Automobile
Ability of a fuel to burn with a smooth action and withstand any tendency to knock.
Knock rating
Automotive; Automobile
Ability of a fuel's immunity to knock, compared with a standardised fuel.
Knock-for-knock
Automotive; Automobile
Agreement between insurance companies whereby - in the absence of proven fault - each accepts responsibility for fixing its client's vehicle.
Knocking
Automotive; Automobile
Periodic noise from a worn bearing in an engine, caused by the reversal of the load as the piston changes direction.
