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motorcycle
motorcycle motor vehicle whose design is based on the bicycle. The German inventor Gottlieb Daimler is generally credited with building the first practical motorcycle in 1885. The motorcycle did not become dependable and popular, however, until after 1900. The typical motorcycle has an air-cooled... Read more |
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Motor skills
Fine motor skills Definition Fine motor skills generally refer to the small movements of the hands, wrists, fingers, feet, toes, lips, and tongue. Description Motor skills are actions that involve the movement of muscles in the body. They are divided into two groups: gross motor skills , which... Read more |
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electric motor
electric motor machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy. When an electric current is passed through a wire loop that is in a magnetic field, the loop will rotate and the rotating motion is transmitted to a shaft, providing useful mechanical work. The traditional electric motor... Read more |
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flywheel
flywheel heavy metal wheel attached to a drive shaft, having most of its weight concentrated at the circumference. Such a wheel resists changes in speed and helps steady the rotation of the shaft where a power source such as a piston engine exerts an uneven torque on the shaft or where the load is... Read more |
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Herbert Austin
Austin, Herbert (1866–1941). Motor car manufacturer. Austin served his engineering apprenticeship at Langlands Foundry, Melbourne. He became manager of the Wolseley Sheep Shearing Company and in 1893 returned to England to work for the company in Birmingham. He was one of the first British... Read more |
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brachial plexus
brachial plexus The nerve fibres that serve sensation and motor function in the shoulders, arms, and hands travel to and from the spinal cord in the neck. They are linked to the lowest 4 of the 8 cervical segments of the cord and the uppermost thoracic segment. At each segmental level, on each side,... Read more |
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Ambulance
Ambulance An ambulance is a self-propelled vehicle specifically designed to transport critically sick or injured people to a medical facility. Most ambulances are motor vehicles, although helicopters, airplanes, and boats are also used. The interior of an ambulance has room... Read more |
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Fewer gear changes as we drive more safely.(MOTORING)
...that ordinary manual gear-changes are being relentlessly...off the wheel to change gears at all. Or, at most...or pulling 'paddle' gear changers behind the wheel or on the steering wheel column. The result of...power ... |
 "The Star (South Africa)")
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It's theatre on wheels.(Motoring)
BYLINE: Motoring Staff In case you...to the MPH Live Motoring Theatre with hosts...headed up by Top Gear's Paul Swift...family lawn mower on two wheels and set a world...dubbed his two-wheel driving stunt ... |
 "The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)")
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Your Wheels: Ford focus on diesel appeal; Motoring.(Features)
...truth probably lies somewhere between the two. The ''machined look'' is now a familiar...and driving, unsurprisingly, the front wheels. Mated to a five speed transmission it...style' front seats, metallic-look gear lever knob, leather- trimmed steering ... |
 "The Independent on Sunday (London, England)")
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Motoring: On wheels Michael Booth gets chewed up and spat out by the...
...do - no clumsy jerk of gear stick, no stamping of...wrenching of steering wheel - that would upset that...4, which has four-wheel drive and brakes that...in front of the rear wheels and rearranged the front...lovely delicate steering wheel ... |
 "Birmingham Mail (England)")
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Jason gears up to test latest in motorcycles; Motoring.(News)
Fifth Gear (Five, 7.30pm) WE HAVE reached the halfway point in the...no strangers to motorbikes and they join our esteemed Fifth Gear hosts for a series of gruelling two-wheel tests in Wales. Swedish car-maker Volvo already has a reputation... |
 "Cape Times (South Africa)")
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Anti-depressant on wheels.(Motoring)
...need is a set of wheels to do your daily...of which there are two in SA) and are stunned...paddles behind the wheel to do the changes...the least between gears, especially when...and the steering wheel jiggles a little...anti-depressant on ... |
 "Daily News (South Africa)")
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Primastar is a cave on wheels ...(Motoring)
...much space in this car that the two little girls played hide and...a load mover, because it has two sliding doors - one on either...adjustment and adjustable steering wheel. The six-speed gearbox is...player and aircon controls) gear lever, giving you tons ... |
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Primastar is a real cave on wheels.(Motoring)
...much space in this car that the two little girls played hide and...a load mover, because it has two sliding doors - one on either...adjustment and adjustable steering wheel. The six-speed gearbox is...player and aircon controls) gear lever, giving you tons ... |
 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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Dog Cart to sell for pounds 120,000 at auction.(News)
...to 1900 because of its wheel steering and side control...relationship between the two companies was an uneasy...like the automatic gear-cutting machines which could turn out eight gear-wheels at once. Motoring Illustrated ... |
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Suzy's SX4 gets four-wheel drive.(Motoring)
...term "all" wheel drive as Suzuki...switchable between two and four driven wheels, and in my...denotes "four" wheel drive. However...systems, we at Motoring are scratching...between front-wheel drive only...engage the rear ... |
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