4WD |
abbreviation of "four-wheel drive," a car that drives by means of all four wheels rather than the rear wheels only, or the drive system of such, in which both front and rear wheel axles are turned by the drive shaft. |
A/C |
abbreviation of "air conditioning," a system that circulates cooled and dehumidified air in a building, car, or other space. |
accelerator |
a mechanical device that regulates the speed of something, esp. the gas pedal of a car. [1/3 definitions] |
air conditioner |
a device that circulates cooled and dehumidified air in a building, car, or other space. |
air conditioning |
a system that circulates cooled and dehumidified air in a building, car, or other space. |
automobile |
a four-wheeled vehicle with a built-in, self-propelled motor requiring a driver and used on roads to carry people; passenger car. |
backfire |
to emit a loud noise as the result of inefficient functioning of the engine of a car or other internal-combustion vehicle. [2/4 definitions] |
ballast |
heavy material placed in the car of a balloon to make it more stable. [1/4 definitions] |
body shop |
an automobile garage or shop that specializes in the repair and maintenance of car bodies. |
bodywork |
the entire external part of a car or motor vehicle. [1/3 definitions] |
boxcar |
an enclosed railroad car used for carrying freight. |
buckle up |
(informal) to fasten one's safety belt, as in a car or airplane. |
caboose |
a car at the rear of a freight train, used by the crew as a place for eating and sleeping. |
cage |
any of several similar enclosures for people, such as a cashier's cage or an elevator car. [1/4 definitions] |
camber |
a slight inward tilt of the bottoms of the wheels of a car. [1/4 definitions] |
car |
a vehicle that runs on rails, such as a streetcar or railroad car. [1/3 definitions] |
carload |
the amount of anything that a car, esp. a railroad car, can or does hold. [1/2 definitions] |
carryall1 |
a car or bus with two lengthwise seats. [1/2 definitions] |
carsick |
suffering from motion sickness during car travel. |
carwash |
a commercial establishment equipped to wash car exteriors and often to perform related services such as waxing and interior cleaning. [1/2 definitions] |
chrome |
something that is plated with an alloy of chromium, such as the shiny trim on a car. [1/5 definitions] |