Dictionary for Motoring
motor [mo·tor] ( P ) Pronunciation Key (mtr)
n.
Something, such as a machine or an engine, that produces or imparts motion.
A device that converts any form of energy into mechanical energy, especially an internal-combustion engine or an arrangement of coils and magnets that converts electric current into mechanical power.
A motor vehicle, especially an automobile: “It was a night of lovers. All along the highway... motors were parked and dim figures were clasped in revery” (Sinclair Lewis).
adj.
Causing or producing motion: motor power.
Driven by or having a motor.
Of or for motors or motor vehicles: motor oil.
Of, relating to, or designating nerves that carry impulses from the nerve centers to the muscles.
Involving or relating to movements of the muscles: motor coordination; a motor reflex.
v. mo·tored, mo·tor·ing, mo·tors
v. intr.
To drive or travel in a motor vehicle.
v. tr.
To carry by motor vehicle.
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[Middle English motour, prime mover, from Latin mtor, from mtus, past participle of movre, to move. See meu- in Indo-European Roots.]
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Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
motoring
\Mo"tor*ing\, n. Act or recreation of riding in or driving a motor car or automobile.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
motoring
\Mo"tor*ing\, a. Pertaining to motor cars or automobiles, or to the technology of such; addicted to riding in or driving automobiles; as, motoring parlance; my motoring friend.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
motoring
n : the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal [syn: driving]
Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University
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