141) jeep. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000.
...A small, durable, general-purpose motor vehicle with four-wheel drive and a quarter-ton capacity, used by the U.S. Army during and after World War II. Probably pronunciation...
142) motor. Roget s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995.
...To run and control (a motor vehicle): drive, pilot, wheel. Slang : tool. See MOVE....
143) tobogganing. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...tobogganing, sport of coasting down snowy hillsides or chutes on a toboggan, a flat-bottomed vehicle made of hard wood. The toboggan, typically measuring 1.5 ft by...
144) wagon. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000.
...1. A four-wheeled, usually horse-drawn vehicle with a large rectangular body, used for transporting loads. 2a. A light automotive transport or delivery vehicle. b....
145) Touch and Go (A). Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898
...narrow escape; a very brief encounter. A metaphor derived from driving when the wheel of one vehicle touches that of another passing vehicle without doing mischief....
146) braking time. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000.
...The time required for a vehicle moving at a specified velocity to come to a complete stop after its brakes have been activated....
147) Hummer. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000.
...A trademark used for a durable wide-bodied vehicle with four-wheel drive....
148) wheelie. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000.
...A stunt in which the front wheel or wheels of a vehicle, such as a bicycle or motorcycle, are raised so that the vehicle is balanced momentarily on its rear wheel...
149) chariot. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth
Edition. 2000.
...1. An ancient horse-drawn two-wheeled vehicle used in war, races, and processions. 2. A light four-wheeled carriage used for occasions of ceremony or for pleasure....
150) emergency brake. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language:
Fourth Edition. 2000.
...A separate brake system in a vehicle for use in case of failure of the regular brakes and commonly used as a parking brake. Also called hand brake....
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