Entries in the Category Automobiles & Transportation
Automotive, automobiles, cars, racing, motorcycles, trains, railways, bicycles, wheels, rails, tires, air travel, bikes, etc. See also the Aviation category. You can also see citations assigned to this category.
dually n. a utility vehicle or pickup truck with two sets of rear wheels on one axle. Also dualy, dualie. (posted Jun. 29, 2007) [full entry…]
dub n. an automobile wheel measuring twenty inches in diameter. (posted May. 13, 2004) [full entry…]
fakenger n. a person who imitates the fashion of, or uses equipment similar to, a bike messenger. (posted Jan. 5, 2007) [full entry…]
G-machine n. an automobile capable of withstanding one g of extra gravitational force due to braking and turning at high speeds; (hence) any fast vehicle, such as an automobile or boat. (posted May. 13, 2004) [full entry…]
ghost bike n. an entirely white bicycle left as a memorial where a bicycle rider has been killed or hurt by an automobile. (posted Sep. 20, 2007) [full entry…]
greenhouse n. the upper, windowed portion of an automobile. (posted Apr. 5, 2007) [full entry…]
groove n. an ideal driving path on a car-racing track. (posted May. 6, 2004) [full entry…]
halo car n. an automobile model that lends prestige or attractiveness to the brands and other models of its manufacturer. (posted Jan. 17, 2005) [full entry…]
headache bar n. a tube or beam suspended horizontally so as to block or bang against vehicles that are too tall for passage; a vehicle’s roll bar or headache rack; any horizontal tube or beam with which a person could collide. (posted Nov. 8, 2006) [full entry…]
hot shoe n. a reckless or unnecessarily fast race-car driver; (hence) a winning driver. (posted May. 11, 2004) [full entry…]
hundred-mile-an-hour tape n. a narrow roll of strong plastic, acrylic, or woven fiber backed with a strong adhesive; duct tape. Also two-hundred-mile-an-hour tape. (posted Jan. 30, 2007) [full entry…]
hypermile v. to take extraordinary measures toward achieving maximum fuel efficiency in an automobile. (posted Feb. 20, 2007) [full entry…]
kiss and ride n. a passenger drop-off area near a rapid transit station; the act of using such an area as intended. Also as verb phrase. (posted Jun. 1, 2007) [full entry…]
L’s n. In the United States, a driver’s license. (posted Nov. 15, 2004) [full entry…]
naked road n. a street, highway, or road without signs or paint markings. (posted Nov. 23, 2006) [full entry…]
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