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automotive, n. and a.|ɔːtəʊˈməʊtɪv|
[f. auto-1 + motive a.]
†A. n. [a. F. automotive.] A self-propelled vehicle (in quots., an early kind of helicopter).
1865C. H. Turnor Astra Castra 256 This journal—this indispensable Moniteur to the aerial automotive. Ibid. 344 MM. Ponton d' Amécourt and de la Landelle were constructing their small automotives.
B. adj.
a. Of or pertaining to an automobile or automobiles.
b. Self-propelled.
1898tr. L. Lockert's Petroleum Motor-cars p. ix, His work..is read with satisfaction by all amateurs of automotive touring. 1901(title) The Automotor and Horseless Vehicle Pocket-Book of Automotive Formulæ. 1922Public Opinion 7 Sept. 222/1 He chugged up the street in an automotive contraption. 1938W. Wilkinson Puppets through America xiv. 156 In spite of all its cars, its crowded streets and its cheap stores for automotive workers, Detroit has a splendid oasis in the white stone Merrick Public Library. 1956A. H. Compton Atomic Quest 355 Airplane and automotive manufacture. |