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antilock braking system

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the power of a vehicle to increase its speed

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a type of brake (=piece of equipment to make a vehicle stop or go more slowly) that works using compressed air, for example on a bus or truck

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a piece of equipment, especially in a vehicle, that produces an electric current that keeps changing direction as it flows

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a piece of equipment in a car that helps you to keep control of the car when you stop it quickly. The equipment is often simply called ABS.

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a system in which the gears of a car change by themselves without any action by the driver

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low gear

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the equipment in a car, bicycle, or other vehicle that you use for slowing down or stopping

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a thick liquid used in the brakes of some vehicles

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the part of a brake that presses against a disk inside the wheel of a vehicle in order to stop the vehicle from moving

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a curved metal part of a brake in some vehicles that presses on the wheel to slow it down

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a piece of equipment that makes a loud noise when someone tries to steal your car

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the part of a car engine that mixes air and gas in order to provide power

the British spelling of carburetor

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a piece of equipment attached to a car in order to reduce the amount of poisonous gases that it sends into the air

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an electronic system for locking all the doors of a car at the same time

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the part of a vehicle that helps it to start by reducing the amount of air going into the engine

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the reduction of air going into an engine, achieved by using a choke

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a piece of equipment in a vehicle that you press with your foot when you change gear

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a part of a vehicle’s engine that supplies electricity to the spark plugs

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a piece of equipment in a car engine that stores electricity

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a long metal bar in a vehicle’s engine that is connected to the wheels and changes power into movement

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a piece of equipment in a car that keeps it traveling at the same fast speed for long distances

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a long stick used for measuring the oil in a car’s engine

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a pair of small hard surfaces inside a car’s wheel that press against a disk and stop the car from moving

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the part of a car engine that sends electricity to the spark plugs

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the part of a vehicle that carries power from the engine to the wheels

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a belt in a car engine that operates a fan that prevents the engine from getting too hot

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the lowest gear in a vehicle, used for starting or moving slowly

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a system that provides power to all four wheels of a vehicle

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a system in which the engine supplies power to the front wheels of a car

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a piece of equipment that produces power in an electric vehicle

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a system in some cars that makes them go faster by forcing gas into the cylinders

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a vehicle’s transmission

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the highest gear of a vehicle that you use when you are moving fast

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the part of a car’s engine that makes the fuel start to burn so that the car can start

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a piece of equipment that prevents a car from moving if someone tries to steal it

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a type of engine used in most cars

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a pipe through which gases pass into and out of a vehicle’s engine

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the part of a machine or vehicle that makes it work or move

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the position of the gears in a car when the car cannot move

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an extra gear in a car that allows it to continue to travel fast while using less power

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a spark plug in a vehicle’s engine

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a system that makes it easy to turn a car with small movements of the steering wheel

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the position in which you put a gear in a vehicle to make it go backward

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reverse in a vehicle

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a shock absorber

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an object attached to the wheels of a vehicle that makes driving over rough roads more comfortable

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a small part in a car’s engine that creates a spark that makes the fuel burn

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a gear1 1

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the parts of a vehicle that allow you to control its direction

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the metal pole that connects a vehicle’s wheels to the steering wheel

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the equipment that makes a vehicle move smoothly when it goes over lumps in the ground

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a piece of equipment in a truck or similar vehicle that records how fast and how far it has traveled

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a piece of equipment in a car or other vehicle that shows the speed of the engine, not the vehicle

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a piece of equipment that controls how fast a vehicle is moving by controlling the amount of fuel going into the engine

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the regular times at which things happen in a series in a car engine

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high gear

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the part of a vehicle that takes power from the engine to the wheels

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a system that uses a turbine to make an engine more powerful

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