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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Automobile

A description of a vehicle after it is involved in an accident when it has been hit on the side somewhere between the front and rear wheels. The frame and body are bashed in at the center, but the ...

compact car

Automotive; Automobile

A designation no longer used because even "full-size cars" are now about the size of what was the compact car. In 1970, for instance, a Chevrolet Impala was a full-size car, a Chevelle was an ...

Comfort

Automotive; Automobile

A designation of some automobiles as a basic or standard line usually abbreviated as "C"

chain scrubber

Automotive; Automobile

A device attached to a chain which rubs away the grime while the chain is moving.

CO meter

Automotive; Automobile

A device for checking exhaust gases for carbon monoxide, a high level indicates an over-rich mixture as well as causing pollution.

bumper jack

Automotive; Automobile

A device for lifting one corner of a vehicle to change a tire. Older cars used a long bar which fitted into a base. A device on the long bar had a hook which was placed in a strategic place on the ...