| carport |
a roofed, wall-less shelter for an automobile, usu. attached to a house or other building. |
| chauffeur |
one employed to drive an automobile. [1/2 definitions] |
| clutch1 |
a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging two shafts or other moving parts of an engine, as in an automobile. [1/9 definitions] |
| compact1 |
a small automobile. [1/9 definitions] |
| coupé |
a two-door automobile that is smaller than a sedan; coupe. [1/2 definitions] |
| coupe |
a two-door automobile that is smaller than a sedan. [1/2 definitions] |
| cowl |
the part of an automobile frame that supports the windshield and houses the controls. [1/6 definitions] |
| crate |
(informal) a dilapidated vehicle, such as an old automobile. [1/3 definitions] |
| dashboard |
in an automobile or other vehicle, a panel below the windshield containing dials, controls, and compartments. |
| differential |
in machinery, a system of gears allowing two or more shafts powered by the same source to turn at different speeds, as in the drive wheels of an automobile when it is turning; differential gear. [1/8 definitions] |
| differential gear |
an arrangement of gears on the rear axle of an automobile that allows one wheel to turn faster than another during turns. |
| dipstick |
a rod with graduated markings used to measure the depth of a liquid, such as oil in an automobile crankcase. |
| directional |
a flashing light on an automobile, indicating the direction of a turn; turn signal. [1/3 definitions] |
| disc brake |
a brake that operates by use of pressure exerted from two fixed pads against a rotating disc, as in an automobile. |
| fan belt |
in an automobile engine, a rubber belt stretched firmly around the crankshaft, which transfers torque to another shaft located on the cooling fan. |
| fastback |
on an automobile, a sloping back curving from the top to the rear bumper in an unbroken convex line, or an automobile that has such a back. |
| floor |
to press (an automobile accelerator) to the floor. [1/9 definitions] |
| floorboard |
the floor of an automobile or other motor vehicle, esp. the area around the foot pedals. [1/2 definitions] |
| foot brake |
any brake requiring pressure of the foot, as in an automobile and on some bicycles. |
| forward |
the state of a mechanism that causes forward movement, esp. a gear in an automobile transmission. (Cf. reverse.) [1/13 definitions] |
| freewheeling |
pertaining to, working like, or equipped with a device that disengages the driving mechanism, as on the rear wheel of a bicycle or in the clutch of an automobile. [1/2 definitions] |