HOT-WIRE


Meaning of HOT-WIRE in English

v. /hot"wuyeur"/ ; adj. /hot"wuyeur'/ , v. , hot-wired, hot-wiring , adj.

v.t.

1. Slang. to start the engine of (a motor vehicle) by short-circuiting the ignition.

adj.

2. Elect. , Engin. depending for its operation on the lengthening or increasing resistance of a wire when it is heated: hot-wire anemometer; hot-wire microphone.

[ 1950-55 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .