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1. ABS in A, n. View full entry 1980
...anti-lock (occas. anti-locking) braking (or brake) system....
2. ATV in A, n. View full entry 1969
...all-terrain vehicle....
3. AWD in A, n. View full entry 1959
...all-wheel drive; cf. 4WD...
4. acceleration, n. View full entry 1922
...The capacity of a car or other vehicle to quickly gain speed....
5. accelerator, n. View full entry 1900
...A device, usu. a foot pedal, for controlling the speed of a motor vehicle's engine. Cf. accelerator pedal....
6. accelerator pedal in accelerator, n. View full entry 1902
...a motor-vehicle accelerator in the form of a foot pedal; cf. sense 5....
7. accelerograph, n. View full entry 1875
...A device or apparatus for measuring and recording acceleration; spec. a seismograph for recording large earth tremors by this means....
8. accumulator, n. View full entry 1879
...Brit.Electr. A rechargeable battery, esp. one in a motor vehicle....
9. Ackermann, n. View full entry 1898
...attrib. Designating a steering mechanism designed so that, when a vehicle turns, both the outer and the inner wheels remain perpendicular to the radius of the turn, even though the outer...
10. aero, adj. View full entry 1982
...Chiefly with reference to motor vehicles: aerodynamic, streamlined....
11. aerocycle in aero-, comb. form View full entry 1896
...a (proposed) flying bicycle or motorcycle; (also Mil.) a personal flying machine with powered helicopter blades tested by the United States Army during the 1950s (now disused)....
12. aerofoil, n. View full entry 1966
...A similar but inverted structure on a motor vehicle designed to enhance road-holding....
13. aerofoiled in aerofoil, n. View full entry 1976
...(of a motor vehicle) equipped with an aerofoil....
14. afterburning, n. and adj. View full entry 1887
...In an internal-combustion engine: combustion that takes place in the part of a cycle which occurs immediately after the time of maximum pressure....
15. agrimotor, n. View full entry 1916
...A powerful motor vehicle designed to haul agricultural equipment; a tractor....
16. air dam in air, n.1 View full entry 1970
...a streamlining device below the front bumper of a motor vehicle, a front spoiler (spoiler3b)....
17. air-dammed in air, n.1 View full entry 1976
...fitted with an air dam....
18. air scoop in air, n.1 View full entry 1919
...a projecting structure on the front of a motor vehicle or aeroplane that serves to collect and channel impinging air for ventilation or cooling or to improve combustion....
19. air suspension in air, n.1 View full entry 1913
...a system of vehicle suspension using compressed air to damp vibrations....
20. airbag, n. View full entry 1782
...A bag inflated with air, esp. one in a motor vehicle designed to inflate upon impact so as to cushion the vehicle's occupants in a collision, or (U.S.)...
