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  2. Vehicle - Wikipedia

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    A vehicle (from Latin vehiculum) [1] is a machine designed for self-propulsion, usually to transport people, cargo, or both.The term "vehicle" typically refers to land vehicles such as human-powered vehicles (e.g. bicycles, tricycles, velomobiles), animal-powered transports (e.g. horse-drawn carriages/wagons, ox carts, dog sleds), motor vehicles (e.g. motorcycles, cars, trucks, buses, mobility ...

  3. Glossary of automotive terms - Wikipedia

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    Also gas pedal. A throttle in the form of a foot-operated pedal, or sometimes a hand-operated lever or paddle, by which the flow of fuel to the engine (and thereby the engine speed) is controlled, with depression of the pedal causing the vehicle to accelerate. admission stroke See induction stroke. aftermarket air brake 1. A type of brake in which the force that actuates the brake mechanism is ...

  4. Synonym - Wikipedia

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    For example: hot ↔ cold, large ↔ small, thick ↔ thin, synonym ↔ antonym; Hypernyms and hyponyms are words that refer to, respectively, a general category and a specific instance of that category. For example, vehicle is a hypernym of car, and car is a hyponym of vehicle. Homophones are words that have the same pronunciation but ...

  5. Glossary of road transport terms - Wikipedia

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    Traffic collision, motor vehicle collision, car crash or car accident Occurs when a vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, road debris, or other stationary obstruction. Traffic cone or pylon A cone-shaped marker that is placed on roads or footpaths to temporarily redirect traffic in a safe manner. Traffic congestion

  6. Car - Wikipedia

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    The English word car is believed to originate from Latin carrus/carrum "wheeled vehicle" or (via Old North French) Middle English carre "two-wheeled cart", both of which in turn derive from Gaulish karros "chariot". [20] [21] It originally referred to any wheeled horse-drawn vehicle, such as a cart, carriage, or wagon. [22]

  7. Glossary of automotive design - Wikipedia

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    Three-box form Alfa Romeo Giulia (Type 105) sedan/saloon Three-box form A categorization based on overall form design using rough rectangle volumes. In the case of the three-box form, there is a "box" delineating a separate volume from the a-pillar forward, a second box comprising the passenger volume, and third box comprising the trunk area—e.g., a Sedan.

  8. NYT ‘Connections’ Hints and Answers Today, Sunday, January 26

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    Today's Connections Game Answers for Sunday, January 26, 2025: 1. WAYS TO GET FOOD: FARM, FISH, GATHER, HUNT 2. KEEP APART: CLOISTER, SECLUDE, SEPARATE, SILO 3. PARTS ...

  9. Automotive acronyms and abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    LDT1: a light-duty truck with a loaded vehicle weight of up to 3750 pounds. LDT2: an LEV II light-duty truck with a loaded vehicle weight of 3751 pounds to a gross vehicle weight of 8500 pounds; LED: Light Emitting Diode; LEV: Low-emission vehicle; LPG: Liquified petroleum gas; LVW: Loaded vehicle weight; MAC: Mobile air conditioning