(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
The ~ 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 ~.
= engine
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2.
Motor vehicles and boats have a petrol or diesel engine.
Theft of ~ 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 ~ industry...
He worked as a ~ mechanic.
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4.
Some people refer to a car as a ~. (BRIT INFORMAL)
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5.
see also ~ing , outboard ~