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motor

noun as in engine

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They can hear the sound of his boat's motor, growing louder as it comes over the horizon.

The female fan base tends to hold steady at 38 percent, according to Amanda Regan, a spokeswoman for Feld Motor Sports.

The power delivered by the rocket motor was uneven and tricky to control.

The turbulent waters caused one of his oars to crack, which—without a motor or a sail—can be severely detrimental to his voyage.

Rolls Royce Motor Cars is a subsidiary of BMW, who make the engines.

To think,” said the younger Englishwoman to her sister, “of this wee mite travelling about in an open motor!

Under these conditions, the large motor B collapses and the pull-down P (which is connected with the organ pallet) rises.

A big gray sedan stood in the middle of the road, the motor idling.

The action of the springs now serves to close the valves V, V1, and to open out the motor M, whereupon the process is repeated.

As the valve V1 is open, the sound waves formed in the pipe P1 will govern the speed of vibration of the motor M.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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