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automobile
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[ noun ] (transportation) 4-wheeled motor vehicle; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
Examples "he needs a car to get to work" Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)Implementation of Georgia 's automobile title law was also recommended by the outgoing jury . (Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)The bombs are as_harmless_as an automobile in a garage . If an automobile were approaching him , he would know what was required of him , even_though he might not be able to act quickly enough . (William S. Haymond, "Is Distance an Original...)Men , trees , automobiles , houses , and_so_on - objects continually confronted in everyday life - had each its characteristic blot appearance and became easily recognizable , at the very beginning of tracing , by an inference as_to what each was . (Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)Meanwhile , the automobile and its friend the truck have cost the central_city some of its industrial dominance . Related terms motor_vehicle cab jeep beach_wagon cruiser ambulance convertible sedan hot_rod sports_car loaner subcompact hatchback touring_car coupe hardtop compact pace_car model_t limousine hearse roadster s.u.v. racer horseless_carriage minivan gas_guzzler electric stock_car bus minicar stanley_steamer window rear_window accelerator car_door reverse cowl roof running_board door boot fender glove_compartment gasoline_engine auto_accessory grille automobile_engine car_mirror hood car_seat car_window automobile_horn air_bag high_gear second_gear buffer low sunroof tail_fin floorboard bumper anti-sway_bar third_gear passenger tunnel showroom spark_lever chattel grip road_map backseat prang alternator hopped-up rental |
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