motor vehicle (noun)
101motortruck — noun an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling • Syn: ↑truck • Derivationally related forms: ↑truck (for: ↑truck) • Hypernyms: ↑motor vehicle, ↑automotive veh …
102speed indicator — noun a meter fixed to a vehicle that measures and displays its speed • Syn: ↑speedometer • Hypernyms: ↑meter • Hyponyms: ↑machmeter • Part Holonyms: ↑motor vehicle, ↑ …
103lap belt — noun : a seat belt that fastens across the lap * * * (in a motor vehicle) a seat belt secured to the framework of a seat and fastening across the lap of a driver or a passenger. [1950 55] * * * lap belt noun A form of vehicle seat belt that… …
104screenwash — noun a) The washing of the windscreen of a motor vehicle. b) A cleaning fluid used to wash the windscreen of a motor vehicle …
105low gear — noun a) The lowest gearing available from a gearbox, typically in a motor vehicle or cycle. Usage note: low gear implies the first sense, a low gear implies the second. b) One of the lower gearings available from a gearbox, typically in a motor… …
106motorcar — noun an enclosed passenger vehicle powered by an engine. Syn: auto, automobile, car, motor, motor vehicle …
107roadworthiness — noun (of motor vehicles) the quality of being fit to drive on the open road • Topics: ↑motor vehicle, ↑automotive vehicle • Hypernyms: ↑worthiness …
108smash-up — noun a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles) • Syn: ↑smash • Derivationally related forms: ↑smash (for: ↑smash) • Topics: ↑motor vehicle, ↑ …
109collision insurance — noun : insurance provided for a motor vehicle owner against damage to the motor vehicle due to collison with another object * * * insurance protecting an automobile owner against loss or damage to the automobile resulting from a collision or… …
110caravan — noun 1》 Brit. a vehicle equipped for living in, usually designed to be towed. 2》 N. Amer. a covered motor vehicle with living accommodation. 3》 historical a group of people travelling together across a desert in Asia or North Africa. Derivatives… …
