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automotive vehicle - a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails | ||
motor vehicle | ||
self-propelled vehicle a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion | ||
airbrake a vehicular brake that operates by compressed air; especially for heavy vehicles | ||
amphibious vehicle, amphibian cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form | ||
bloodmobile a motor vehicle equipped to collect blood donations | ||
bodywork the work of making or repairing vehicle bodies | ||
brake system, brakes a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle | ||
cab a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money | ||
auto, automobile, motorcar, car, machine a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" | ||
car wheel a wheel that has a tire and rim and hubcap; used to propel the car | ||
chassis the skeleton of a motor vehicle consisting of a steel frame supported on springs that holds the body and motor | ||
engine cooling system, cooling system a mechanism for keeping something cool; "the cooling was overhead fans" | ||
doodlebug the larva of any of several insects | ||
drive line, drive line system mechanism that transmits power from the engine to the driving wheels of a motor vehicle | ||
electrical system 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 air conditioner and radio | ||
4wd, four-wheel drive a transmission that provides power directly to all four wheels of a motor vehicle | ||
fuel system equipment in a motor vehicle or aircraft that delivers fuel to the engine | ||
gear lever, gearshift, gearstick, shifter a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears; "in Britain they call a gearshift a gear lever" | ||
go-kart a small low motor vehicle with four wheels and an open framework; used for racing | ||
golf cart, golfcart a small motor vehicle in which golfers can ride between shots | ||
emergency brake, hand brake, parking brake, emergency a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage | ||
hearse a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery; formerly drawn by horses but now usually a motor vehicle | ||
internal-combustion engine, ice 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 | ||
motorcycle, bike a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame | ||
hodometer, mileometer, milometer, odometer a meter that shows mileage traversed | ||
foot lever, foot pedal, treadle, pedal a lever that is operated with the foot | ||
power brake 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 | ||
second gear, second the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; "he had to shift down into second to make the hill" | ||
snowplough, snowplow a vehicle used to push snow from roads | ||
speed indicator, speedometer a meter fixed to a vehicle that measures and displays its speed | ||
suspension system, suspension a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc) | ||
motortruck, truck an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling | ||
windscreen, windshield transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle | ||
windscreen wiper, windshield wiper, wiper blade, wiper a mechanical device that cleans the windshield |