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Automotive

Dealing with vehicles or machines used for travel or motion, especially cars.

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bath

Automotive; Automobile

A tub into which something is immersed.

balance pipe

Automotive; Automobile

A tube which joins two or more carburetors to even out the flow difference.

blow through

Automotive; Automobile

A turbocharger system in which the turbocharger blows air through the carburetor(s) or fuel injector(s), i.e., the air and fuel mixing occurs downstream from the turbocharger.

bihexagon

Automotive; Automobile

A twelve-sided figure. Some nuts and bolt heads have twelve sides.

bicycle

Automotive; Automobile

A two-wheel non-motorized vehicle in which the two wheels are not side-by-side but in line. Also called "bike."

bike

Automotive; Automobile

A two-wheel vehicle -- either a bicycle or a motorcycle.

bearing spin

Automotive; Automobile

A type of bearing failure in which a lack of lubrication overheats the bearing until it seizes on the shaft, shears its locking lip, and rotates in the housing or block.