motor vehicle (noun)

  • 61golf cart — noun a small motor vehicle in which golfers can ride between shots • Syn: ↑golfcart • Hypernyms: ↑motor vehicle, ↑automotive vehicle, ↑golf equipment * * * noun 1. : a small cart for wheeling a golf bag around a golf course …

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  • 62milk float — noun a van (typically powered by electricity) with an open side that is used to deliver milk to houses • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 63brake light — noun a red light on the rear of a motor vehicle that signals when the brakes are applied to slow or stop • Syn: ↑stoplight • Hypernyms: ↑visual signal • Part Holonyms: ↑brake system, ↑brakes * * * brake light …

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  • 64automatic transmission — noun a transmission that automatically changes the gears according to the speed of the car • Syn: ↑automatic drive • Hypernyms: ↑transmission, ↑transmission system * * * noun : a usually hydraulic or pneumatic mechanism whereby a motor vehicle… …

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  • 65internal-combustion engine — noun a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine • Syn: ↑ICE • Hypernyms: ↑heat engine • Hyponyms: ↑diesel, ↑diesel engine, ↑ …

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  • 66power brake — noun a brake on an automobile that magnifies a small force applied to the brake pedal into a proportionately larger force applied to slow or stop the vehicle • Hypernyms: ↑brake • Hyponyms: ↑airbrake • Part Holonyms: ↑motor vehicle, ↑automotive… …

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  • 674WD — noun 1. a motor vehicle with a four wheel drive transmission system • Syn: ↑four wheel drive • Hypernyms: ↑motor vehicle, ↑automotive vehicle 2. a transmission that provides power directly to all four wheels of a motor vehicle • Syn: ↑ …

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  • 68electrical system — noun 1. utility that provides electricity • Syn: ↑electrical plant • Hypernyms: ↑utility 2. equipment in a motor vehicle that provides electricity to start the engine and ignite the fuel and operate the lights and windshield wiper and heater and… …

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  • 69motorcar — noun a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine (Freq. 1) he needs a car to get to work • Syn: ↑car, ↑auto, ↑automobile, ↑machine • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …

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  • 70armored car — noun 1. an armor plated truck with strong doors and locks used to transport money or valuables the paintings were delivered to the museum in an air conditioned armored car • Syn: ↑armoured car • Hypernyms: ↑armored vehicle, ↑armoured vehicle 2. a …

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