motor vehicle (noun)

  • 51recreational vehicle — noun a motorized wheeled vehicle used for camping or other recreational activities • Syn: ↑RV, ↑R.V. • Hypernyms: ↑self propelled vehicle • Hyponyms: ↑camper, ↑camping bus, ↑motor home, ↑ …

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  • 52recreational vehicle — noun Date: 1966 a vehicle designed for recreational use (as in camping); especially motor home …

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  • 53starter motor — noun An electrical motor, which is part of a modern car or truck, etc., which is used to initially turn the internal combustion engine of the vehicle to make it start …

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  • 54recreational vehicle — noun A truck, van, motor home, or trailer designed for use as living quarters used for overnight recreational activities and travel …

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  • 55gun motor carriage — noun : a vehicle on which a gun is mounted …

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  • 56rail-motor — ˈ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : relating to service or rates involving transportation partly by railroad and partly by highway vehicle * * * railˈ motor noun A self propelled railway carriage • • • Main Entry: ↑rail …

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  • 57front-wheel drive — /frunt hweel , weel /, Auto. a drive system in which engine power is transmitted through the front wheels only. [1925 30] * * * front wheel drive «FRUHNT HWEEL», a system in which power is transmitted to the front wheels of a motor vehicle. * * * …

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  • 58autocar — n. archaic a motor vehicle. * * * “+ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: auto (II) + car : automobile now usually shortened to auto or car * * * autocar /öˈtō kär/ noun A motor car ORIGIN: ↑ …

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  • 59frangible — /ˈfrændʒəbəl / (say franjuhbuhl) adjective 1. capable of being broken; breakable. 2. (of telegraph poles, etc.) designed to detach from a solid base at ground level upon the impact of a motor vehicle. –noun 3. a telegraph pole which is frangible …

  • 60four-wheel drive — noun 1. a motor vehicle with a four wheel drive transmission system • Syn: ↑4WD • Hypernyms: ↑motor vehicle, ↑automotive vehicle 2. a transmission that provides power directly to all four wheels of a motor vehicle • Syn: ↑4WD …

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