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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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Self-parking wipers
Automotive; Automobile
Windscreen-wipers that return to the bottom of the screen when switched off.
Sealed cooling system
Automotive; Automobile
Enclosed radiator system that prevents evaporative loss of water.
Seat belt
Automotive; Automobile
Safety harness that restrains a vehicle occupant in the event of the vehicle crashing or braking rapidly, thus preventing forward movement.
Sealed bearing
Automotive; Automobile
One carrying a lifetime supply of lubricant so as to eliminate routine attention.
Sequential gear-shifting
Automotive; Automobile
Concept whereby the driver moves the gearlever forward to change down and backward to change up, offered in the manual shift mode of some auto transmissions.
Shaker
Automotive; Automobile
Air-intake nozzle protruding through the bonnet. It is flexibly attached to an engine to draw in air at ambient temperatures.
Semi-automatic transmission
Automotive; Automobile
One without a clutch pedal but which requires the driver to manually shift from one ratio to another.
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