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1Cord Automobile — A 1929 L 29 Phaeton on display at the 2005 United States Grand Prix …
2Cord, Errett Lobban — ▪ American automobile manufacturer born July 20, 1894, Warrensburg, Mo., U.S. died Jan. 2, 1974, Reno, Nev. U.S. automobile manufacturer, advocate of front wheel drive vehicles. Previously a racing car mechanic and driver, he became… …
3wheel and axle — noun a simple machine consisting of a wheel (or similar lever) that turns an axle around which a cord is wound; its mechanical advantage is the ratio of the diameters of the wheel and axle …
4Wheel barometer — Barometer Ba*rom e*ter, n. [Gr. ba ros weight + meter: cf. F. barom[ e]tre.] An instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere, and hence for judging of the probable changes of weather, or for ascertaining the height of any… …
5wheel and axle — noun Date: 1759 a mechanical device consisting of a grooved wheel turned by a cord or chain with a rigidly attached axle (as for winding up a weight) together with the supporting standards …
6wheel barometer — noun : a siphon barometer that is equipped with a float from which a cord passes over a pulley and moves an index * * * wheel barometer, a barometer in which a float at the surface of the column of mercury is connected to the hand that indicates… …
7Front-wheel drive — (or FF layout) is a form of engine/transmission layout used in motor vehicles, where the engine drives the front wheels only. Most modern front wheel drive vehicles feature a transverse engine, rather than the conventional longitudinal engine… …
8Spinning wheel — For the computer animation commonly found on the Internet, see Spinning wheel (animation). For the Blood, Sweat Tears song, see Spinning Wheel (song). Irish spinning wheel around 1900 Library of Congress collection A spinning wheel is a device… …
9Silver cord — This article is about a metaphysical term. For the album by The Classic Crime, see The Silver Cord Silver cord is in metaphysical literature a term referring to the connection between the physical body, astral body, and Higher Self.During astral… …
10Front-engine, front-wheel drive layout — In automotive design, a FF, or Front engine, Front wheel drive layout places both the engine and driven wheels at the front of the vehicle. This layout is typically chosen for its compact packaging, allowing the rest of the vehicle to be designed …
