Automobiles & Transportation Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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wickerbill n. The only thing that could temper this review is the reintroduction of the allowance of wickerbills on the top wings for the locals in the Open. A wickerbill produces a downforce or dragging effect on the car, planting it to the speedway surface. [English Automobiles & Transportation] [full cite] (Apr. 25, 2005)

wildcat v. Illegal solicitation of rides, or “wildcatting” as it is known, is a persistent problem in San Ysidro, said Ricardo Castro, of Greyhound Lines Inc. Castro, who is a board member of the San Ysidro Border Transportation Council, said wildcatters take away customers from businesses who operate legally. Many wildcatters carry no insurance, don’t undergo drug testing and don’t know the emergency procedures taught when applying for state certification. [English Automobiles & Transportation Slang] [full cite] (May. 12, 2006)

wildcatting n. Law enforcement officials have had a good track record of catching unlicensed van or bus operators carrying individuals who cross over the border out of the county, a process known as “wildcatting.“ [English Automobiles & Transportation Crime & Prisons] [full cite] (May. 8, 2007)

windshield cowboy n. “We don’t ride horses at our ranch,“ first lady Laura Bush told CNN. “My husband is what’s called ‘the windshield cowboy.‘ That means we ride a pickup.“ [English Automobiles & Transportation Slang] [full cite] (Aug. 24, 2007)

windshield cowboy n. Meanwhile, Cornwell, 87, keeps 182 head of cattle not far from the banks of the Arkansas River. “I call myself the windshield cowboy. I drive around in my pickup, and if anything’s wrong I get someone to fix it.“ [English Automobiles & Transportation Slang] [full cite] (Aug. 24, 2007)

windshield cowboy n. These weekend ranchers are also called “windshield cowboys” because they use sack feed instead of graze and have trained their cattle to come at the sound of an auto horn. [English Automobiles & Transportation Slang] [full cite] (Aug. 24, 2007)

windshield cowboy n. Instead of the customary chuck wagon, the participating cowboys and a number of “windshield cowboy” spectators ate their barbecue dinner at the auction after the herd was penned. [Texas English Agriculture Automobiles & Transportation Slang] [full cite] (Aug. 24, 2007)

windshield cowboy n. Spahnie, who teamed with Johnny Sain to lead the old Boston Braves to a 1948 National League pennant, now calls himself a “windshield cowboy.“ A bad knee keeps him from riding the range horseback to round up his Herefords. [English Agriculture Automobiles & Transportation Slang] [full cite] (Aug. 24, 2007)

windsled n. For residents of this remote village on an ice-locked island off the tip of mainland Wisconsin, the gliding boatmobile, known here as a windsled, is a kind of school bus.…The 9,000-pound vehicle, propelled by its twin fans and steered by a driver much the way a regular bus would be, is heated and has padded benches with room for about 20 students. [English Automobiles & Transportation] [full cite] (Feb. 21, 2008)

winshield time n. Salespeople call it “face time.“ In Missouri, they rue “windshield time”—the hours spent driving to get to customers. [English Automobiles & Transportation Employment] [full cite] (Nov. 1, 2006)

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