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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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Odometer

Automotive; Automobile

Recorder built into a speedometer to show the distance a vehicle has covered.

Oil additive

Automotive; Automobile

Chemical compound to improve one or more qualities of an oil.

Oil bath philtre

Automotive; Automobile

Air cleaner through which air is drawn on its way into the engine. The air passes through metal gauze placed over an oil bath.

Original condition

Automotive; Automobile

An indication that a vehicle has not been modified or refurbished but remains substantially as when new.

Opposed-piston engine

Automotive; Automobile

One in which two pistons operate in the same cylinder but move in opposite directions, with the piston tops facing each other.

Opposite-lock

Automotive; Automobile

Corrective manoeuvre in which a vehicle is sliding sideways and its front wheels are angled to point in the direction of the slide.

Option pack

Automotive; Automobile

Group of extra-cost accessories or equipment items offered together as a package.

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