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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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High-mount stop light

Automotive; Automobile

Braking lamp mounted in the rear spoiler or rear screen for better visibility.

High-tension

Automotive; Automobile

Reference to an ignition system's secondary circuit in which low-voltage current is transformed into high-tension current.

Heated rear window

Automotive; Automobile

Pane embedded with fine heating wires, or one with a heating grid bonded to the glass, to prevent moisture condensing on the glass.

Helical coil spring

Automotive; Automobile

One formed by winding a wire of specially treated steel around the surface of a cylinder to make an elongated form of constant diameter.

Hemi head

Automotive; Automobile

Abbreviation for a cylinder head with a Hemispherical Combustion Chamber.

Hot wire

Automotive; Automobile

One that bypasses the normal ignition lock to connect the coil to the battery.

Hotchkiss drive

Automotive; Automobile

Live rear axle that depends on the suspension absorbing the torque reaction.

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