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Relating to cars and other road vehicles

the AAA

the American Automobile Association: a U.S. organization for car drivers that gives its members information on traveling and helps them if their car stops working

auto

adjective

relating to cars

automobile

adjective

relating to cars

body shop

noun

a place where cars are repaired, especially after an accident

car wash

noun

a place with special equipment for washing cars

defrost

verb

to remove ice from the windows of a car using warm air

first

adv, number, pronoun, noun

used for referring to the lowest gear of a car, bicycle, etc.

jumper cables

noun

wires that you use to start a car by connecting it to the motor of another car

jump leads

noun

jumper cables

lube job

noun

the service of putting a lubricant on the parts of your car that make it ride smoothly

pit stop

noun

a short stop during a long car ride, especially in order to use a bathroom

visibility

noun

if a vehicle such as a car has good visibility, it is designed so that the driver can easily see everything that is around the outside of the vehicle

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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