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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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Windtunnel

Automotive; Automobile

Chamber in which air is blown past a scale model to simulate a vehicle travelling at speed through stationary air.

Window bag

Automotive; Automobile

Airbag running along the inside of the roof frame, from the front pillar to the C-pillar.

Wind blocker

Automotive; Automobile

Screen in an open car to reduce in-cabin turbulence when the hood is down.

Radar auto cruise

Automotive; Automobile

Device to automatically maintain a steady cruising speed by combining cruise control with a radar distance system.

Radiator coolant

Automotive; Automobile

Liquid in an engine-cooling system used to dissipate heat.

Radiator

Automotive; Automobile

Heat exchanger to cool a component. An engine radiator comprises a nest of finned tubes through which hot liquid flows from the cooling system.

Random access memory

Automotive; Automobile

Ability of a computer or microcomputer to accept, store and retrieve information.

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