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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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Drive shaft

Automotive; Automobile

Alternative name for propeller shaft in a front-engine/rear-drive car.

Driveaway price

Automotive; Automobile

Industry term indicating the retail price plus State, government and dealer charges.

Drive-by-wire

Automotive; Automobile

System using electronic rather than mechanical control of a driving function.

Journal

Automotive; Automobile

That part of a rotating shaft supported by a bearing.

Internal-combustion engine

Automotive; Automobile

One in which fuel is ignited within the combustion chambers.

International driving licence

Automotive; Automobile

Permit that allows a traveller to legally drive in most countries outside Australia.

Interface

Automotive; Automobile

Electronic device that allows otherwise incompatible electronic equipment to be connected or the point at which several electronic components meet to communicate.

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