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Automotive

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

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butane

Automotive; Automobile

A petroleum gas that is a liquid, when under pressure. Often used as engine fuel in trucks.

case-hardened

Automotive; Automobile

A piece of steel that has had the outer surface hardened while the inner portion remains relatively soft.

chain pipe

Automotive; Automobile

A pipe for passage of chain from windlass to chain locker.

breather pipe

Automotive; Automobile

A pipe opening into the interior of the engine. It is used to assist ventilation the pipe usually extends downward to a point just below the engine so that the passing air stream ...

collapsed piston

Automotive; Automobile

A piston whose skirt diameter has been reduced due to heat and the forces imposed upon it during service in the engine.

cam-ground piston

Automotive; Automobile

A piston with a skirt that is ground slightly egg-shaped or oval-shaped. The widest diameter of the skirt is at right angles to the piston-pin axis. When it is heated, it becomes ...

charging point

Automotive; Automobile

A place where a battery can be charged -- especially for battery-powered electrical vehicles.