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Automotive

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

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disposition fee

Automotive; Automobile

A fee you pay at the end of the lease, to the lessor, that covers the lessor's cost of getting the vehicle ready for sale after you have returned the vehicle. It is often applied ...

draw filing

Automotive; Automobile

A file is drawn across work at right angles. See draw-filing.

cuno filter

Automotive; Automobile

A filter made up of a series of fine discs or plates pressed together in a manner that leaves a very minute space between the discs. Liquid is forced through these openings to ...

diesel particulate filter

Automotive; Automobile

A filter which removes small particles from a diesel exhaust. It looks like a honeycomb catalytic converter but acts as a mechanical separator.

drive belt

Automotive; Automobile

A flat belt which connects two or more pulleys so as to transmit motion from one pulley to the other.

courier bag

Automotive; Automobile

A flat rectangular-shaped bag with a long strap. They are slung over the head and one shoulder. Called a courier bag because they were originally made for motorcycle and bicycle ...

doughnut joint

Automotive; Automobile

A flexible joint made of rubber and shaped like a ring doughnut. It is used, for example, between the front of the propeller shaft and the gearbox.