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Automotive

603 entries in this trade.

tossable

adjectiveAutomotive

Nimble, maneuverable, responding quickly to steering input.

Toyota

nameAutomotive

The Toyota Motor Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer of cars.

track

nounAutomotive

The distance between two opposite wheels on a same axletree.

traffic stop

nounAutomotive

A temporary detention of a driver of a vehicle and its occupants by police to investigate a possible crime or a minor violation of the law.

trafficator

nounAutomotive

A blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which it is about to turn.

treadwear

nounAutomotive

A numerical measure of how long the tread of a tire can be expected to last.

tribar

nounAutomotive

The arrangement of the signature stacked lights on a Ford Mustang.

trip computer

nounAutomotive

A device fitted in some vehicles that records, calculates, and displays various trip-related information to the driver.

trip log

nounAutomotive

A detailed record or documentation of all trips taken by a vehicle.

trip meter

nounAutomotive

A part of an odometer capable of recording the distance traveled during a short trip by allowing its readout to be reset to zero.

trip odometer

nounAutomotive

A part of an odometer capable of recording the distance traveled during a short trip by allowing its readout to be reset to zero.

turbosupercharger

nounAutomotivedated

A turbocharger, an exhaust-powered turbine used to power increased air intake to an internal combustion engine; an exhaust-turbine powered (in place of engine-powered) supercharger.

turn signal

nounAutomotive

Each of the flashing lights on each side of a vehicle which is used to indicate the vehicle is moving left or right.

turning circle

nounAutomotive

The circular path formed by the wheel furthest from the centre of the turn when turning to the maximum extent.

twingle

nounAutomotive

A four-stroke twin-cylinder engine with an altered firing order designed to give power pulses similar to a single-cylinder four-stroke engine.

ULCV

nounAutomotive

Initialism of ultralight combat vehicle or ultra-lightweight combat vehicle

under square

adjectiveAutomotive

Of internal combustion engine designs, having the bore less than the stroke: that is, having the piston's diameter less than its travel distance.

underride

nounAutomotive

A vehicle accident in which one vehicle partially slides underneath another.

unibody

nounAutomotive

An automobile construction technique in which the body is integrated into a single unit with the chassis rather than having a separate body-on-frame.

ute

nounAutomotive

A small vehicle based on the same platform as a family car but with a unibody construction and a built-in open tray area for carrying goods; similar but not identical to a pick-up truck.

V engine

nounAutomotive

An internal combustion engine configuration consisting of two cylinder banks, usually with the same number of cylinders in each bank, connected to a common crankshaft, and arranged at an angle to each other so as to form a V shape when viewed from the front of the engine.

V2I

nounAutomotive

Abbreviation of vehicle-to-infrastructure technology.

V2V

nounAutomotive

Abbreviation of vehicle-to-vehicle technology.

valance

nounAutomotive

A low-hanging auto body panel, below a front or rear bumper, whose purpose is aerodynamic and decorative but not structural (often valance panel).

variable valve timing

nounAutomotive

The process of altering the timing of a valve lift event in an internal combustion engine, and is often used to improve performance, fuel economy or emissions.

VDA

nounAutomotive

A standard for measuring the capacity of a car's boot or trunk.

ventipane

nounAutomotive

A small, pivoting or fixed glass panel set into the front corner of a vehicle's side window, designed to provide ventilation by directing airflow into the passenger compartment.

VNC

nameAutomotive

Abbreviation of Vehicular Networking Conference.

Volga

nounAutomotive

Any of several automobiles of the same brand manufactured by GAZ in the Soviet Union and Russia.

VSTB

nounAutomotive

Abbreviation of vehicle system test bed or vehicle systems test bed, a test bed for system(s) of the particular vehicle being modeled.

waistline

nounAutomotive

The horizontal line just below the windows of a car or other vehicle.

water injection

nounAutomotive

The process of squirting a small amount of water, in the form of a fine spray, into the air/fuel mixture going into a gasoline piston engine, in order to cool the engine cylinders, and, thereby, reduce detonation or knocking in high performance engines, especially when using a high compression ratio.

wet sump

nounAutomotive

A type of engine sump where oil pools in a pan at the bottom of the engine.

wheelman

nounAutomotive

A driver of an automobile, especially a getaway vehicle in a criminal enterprise.

wheelspin

nounAutomotive

The spinning of the wheels of a vehicle on the surface of the ground with greatly reduced friction and little movement of the vehicle, especially when starting.

windage

nounAutomotive

Drag on the crankshaft caused by oil splashing out of the sump when rotating at high speeds.

windsplit

nounAutomotive

A stylized crease, accent line, or body contour on a vehicle, typically running along the beltline, fender, hood, or quarter panels, designed to emphasize motion, streamline appearance, or aerodynamics.

winker

nounAutomotiveinformal

A thing which is used to wink with, or which winks.

winter tire

nounAutomotive

A tire with rubber that remains soft in most winter temperatures, to maintain grip on snow on ice, with good tread life on dry roads in cold conditions (tread life is poor in warm and hot conditions)