| 单词 | automobile association |
| 释义 | > as lemmasautomobile association automobile association n. any of various national or regional associations for motorists providing information on road facilities, emergency breakdown assistance, insurance, and other services (frequently with capital initials in the names of specific clubs); cf. AA n. at A n. Initialisms. ΚΠ 1899 Horseless Age 4 14/2 The intrepid automobilist..is none other than Dr Lehwess, of the Automobile Association, London. 1906 Auto 27 Oct. 1424/2 The Automobile Association..do their utmost to check any tendency to ‘road-hogging’ by motorists. 1914 Autocar 33 574/2 Owing to the fact that the mutilation of road signs by sportsmen..has caused considerable confusion..the California State Automobile Association is reported to have lately placed a bull's eye target on each post. 1961 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 18 Jan. 4/1 The American Automobile Association may ‘red-line’ Prince George county because of its policy toward traffic violaters. 1995 Insurance Industry Internat. (Nexis) May 8 Europe's automobile associations are working on their image as reliable..insurance providers. 2001 R. Hill Dialogues of Dead (2002) i. 4 Along that narrow country road I saw approaching a bright yellow Automobile Association van. < as lemmas |
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