Automobile

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.

Industry: Automotive

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chainstay

Automotive; Automobile

One of the two tubes of a bicycle frame that run from the bottom bracket back to the rear dropouts.

cargo port

Automotive; Automobile

Opening in a ship's side for loading and unloading cargo.

Optionally spelled carburetter or carburettor. A device that vaporizes fuel and mixes it with air in proper quantities and proportions to suit the varying needs of the engine. A filter screens the ...

bumper

Automotive; Automobile

Originally a bumper was a separate metal bar or blade at each end of a vehicle to prevent damaging the main part of the vehicle from damage occurred by a slight bump into an obstruction or another ...

clearance fit

Automotive; Automobile

Parts that are assembled so that there is clearance between them so that one part can slide in or on the other.

sliding fit

Automotive; Automobile

Parts that are assembled so that there is clearance between them so that one part can slide in or on the other.

break-in

Automotive; Automobile

Period of operation between the installation of new or rebuilt parts and the time in which the parts are worn to the correct fit, driving at a reduced and varying speed for a specified mileage to ...