| automobile engine | the engine that propels an automobile |
automobile factory
auto factory
car factory | a factory where automobiles are manufactured |
automobile horn
car horn
motor horn
horn hooter | a device on an automobile for making a warning noise |
car
auto
automobile
machine motorcar | a motor vehicle with four wheels, usually propelled by an internal combustion engine, he needs a car to get to work |
car battery
automobile battery | a lead-acid storage battery in a motor vehicle, usually a -volt battery of six cells, the heart of the car's electrical system |
car tire
automobile tire
auto tire
rubber tire | a tire consisting of a rubber ring around the rim of an automobile wheel |
electric
electric automobile
electric car | a car that is powered by electricity |
luggage compartment
automobile trunk
trunk | compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools, he put his golf bag in the trunk |
traumatology
accident surgery | the branch of medicine that deals with the surgical repair of injuries and wounds arising from accidents |
accident
stroke fortuity
chance event | anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause, winning the lottery was a happy accident, the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck, it was due to an accident or fortuity |
| accident | an unfortunate mishap, especially one causing damage or injury |
act of God
force majeure
vis major
inevitable accident
unavoidable casualty | a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events, he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God |
fatal accident
casualty | an accident that causes someone to die |
automobile race
auto race
car race | a race between (usually high-performance) automobiles |
| automobile industry | the manufacturers of automobiles considered collectively |
automobile traffic
car traffic | cars coming and going |
automobile mechanic
auto-mechanic
car-mechanic
mechanic grease monkey | someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles |
racer
race driver
automobile driver | someone who drives racing cars at high speeds |
automobile insurance
car insurance | insurance against loss due to theft or traffic accidents |
no fault insurance
no fault automobile insurance | a system of automobile insurance where a party who is injured in an automobile accident recovers damages up to a specific amount against his own insurance company regardless of who was responsible for the accident, the amount of litigation resulting from minor accidents is reduced by no fault insurance |
automobile loan
auto loan
car loan | a personal loan to purchase an automobile |
stroke
apoplexy
cerebrovascular accident
CVA | a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain |
| automobile | travel in an automobile |
| accident-prone | having more than the average number of accidents |