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Automobile

Of or relating to any vehicle, usually designed to carry passengers, that operates on ordinary roads and typically has four wheels and a gasoline or diesel internal-combustion engine.

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butted tubing

Automotive; Automobile

Tubing whose outside diameter remains constant but whose thickness is reduced in midsection where less strength is needed.

contact points

Automotive; Automobile

Two movable points or areas that when pressed together, complete a circuit. These points are usually made of tungsten, platinum, or silver.

concentric

Automotive; Automobile

Two or more circles so placed as to share a common center but different diameters.

clincher rims

Automotive; Automobile

Type of wheel rim used with early beaded-edge tires.

car theft

Automotive; Automobile

Unauthorized removal (i.e., stealing) of a car or the items in or on a car.

camelback

Automotive; Automobile

Uncured retread rubber in crescent shape, available in various widths and depths according to size and type of tire being retreaded.

circular mil

Automotive; Automobile

Unit of area equal to the area of a circle one mil in diameter.

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