transcription, транскрипция: [ moʊtə(r) ]
( motors)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
The motor in a machine, vehicle, or boat is the part that uses electricity or fuel to produce movement, so that the machine, vehicle, or boat can work.
She got in and started the motor.
= engine
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2.
Motor vehicles and boats have a petrol or diesel engine.
Theft of motor vehicles is up by 15.9%.
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3.
Motor is used to describe activities relating to vehicles such as cars and buses. ( mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use automotive , automobile )
...the future of the British motor industry...
He worked as a motor mechanic.
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4.
Some people refer to a car as a motor . ( BRIT INFORMAL )
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5.
see also motoring , outboard motor