motor vehicle (noun)
21motor — /ˈmoʊtə / (say mohtuh) noun 1. a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal combustion engine in a motor car, motorboat, or the like. 2. Chiefly British a car or other motorised vehicle: I ll drive you in my motor. 3. any… …
22motor — I UK [ˈməʊtə(r)] / US [ˈmoʊtər] noun [countable] Word forms motor : singular motor plural motors *** 1) the part of a machine or vehicle that makes it work or move The pump is powered by an electric motor. 2) British informal a car When did you… …
23motor — mo|tor1 [ moutər ] noun count *** 1. ) the part of a machine or vehicle that makes it work or move: The pump is powered by an electric motor. 2. ) BRITISH INFORMAL a car motor mo|tor 2 [ moutər ] adjective only before noun 1. ) a motor vehicle or …
24motor — I. noun Etymology: Latin, from movēre to move Date: 1586 1. one that imparts motion; specifically prime mover 2. any of various power units that develop energy or impart motion: as a. a small compact engine b. internal combustion engine;… …
25motor home — noun a recreational vehicle equipped for camping out while traveling • Syn: ↑camper, ↑camping bus • Hypernyms: ↑recreational vehicle, ↑RV, ↑R.V. • Hyponyms: ↑van, ↑ …
26motor — noun 1》 a machine, especially one powered by electricity or internal combustion, that supplies motive power for a vehicle or other device. 2》 Brit. informal a car. adjective 1》 chiefly Brit. driven by a motor. ↘relating to motor vehicles:… …
27vehicle excise duty — noun A tax payable on motor vehicles • • • Main Entry: ↑vehicle …
28motor scooter — noun a wheeled vehicle with small wheels and a low powered gasoline engine geared to the rear wheel • Syn: ↑scooter • Derivationally related forms: ↑scoot (for: ↑scooter) • Hypernyms: ↑wheeled vehicle …
29motor — ► NOUN 1) a machine that supplies motive power for a vehicle or other device. 2) Brit. informal a car. ► ADJECTIVE 1) giving or producing motion or action. 2) Physiology relating to muscular movement or the nerves activating it. ► VERB informal,… …
30motor scooter — noun Date: 1919 a low 2 or 3 wheeled automotive vehicle resembling a child s scooter and having a seat so that the rider does not straddle the engine …
