motor

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♦♦ mo|tor /m'oʊtər/ (motors)
1 [N-COUNT]
The motor 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 motor.
= engine
2 [ADJ] ADJ n
Motor vehicles and boats have a petrol or diesel engine.
Theft of motor vehicles is up by 15.9%.
3 [ADJ] ADJ n
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 motor industry...
He worked as a motor mechanic.
4 [N-COUNT]
Some people refer to a car as a motor. (BRIT INFORMAL)
5
see also motoring, outboard motormo|tor car (motor cars)
also motorcar
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A motor car is the same as a car. (OLD-FASHIONED)mo|tor home (motor homes)
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A motor home is a large vehicle containing beds and equipment for cooking and washing. Motor homes can be used for holidays or very long journeys.mo|tor neu|rone dis|ease
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Motor neurone disease is a disease which destroys the part of a person's nervous system that controls movement.

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