automotive vehicle
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- noun
- /ˌɔːtəˈmoʊtɪv ˈviːhɪkl/
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vehículo automotor
- Electric automotive vehicles are becoming increasingly popular due to their environmental benefits.
Examples
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Consequently, active control technology has been investigated for low-frequency noise and vibration control in automotive vehicles.
Academic text (1996) -
It is also true for workers servicing complex systems, such as advanced aerospace or automotive vehicles.
Academic text (2012) -
Point three: Under California Vehicle Code, bicycles are NOT classified as vehicles; they are "Human Powered Devices". In the thoughtful wisdom of both state legislators and experienced traffic engineers, this classification was to take into consideration that slower, human-powered devices would be sharing public roads with faster automotive vehicles.
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He has designed innovative spillway gates, managed development and analysis projects for nuclear power plants, and invented new automotive vehicles. Hunt, who is licensed in Pennsylvania and California, chairs the History and Heritage Committee of ASME International. Sc.D. (1968), University of South Wales.
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Many families rely on an automotive vehicle for their daily transportation needs.
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She decided to purchase a new automotive vehicle after her old car broke down.
Synonyms
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1.1
A vehicle with four wheels and an engine that carries people on roads
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A machine like a car or bus that moves on roads and has an engine
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1.0
A four-wheeled vehicle that carries people
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A machine like a car or tractor that moves by its own power
A kind of early car that uses an engine to carry people
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Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'automotive' (related to cars) with 'vehicle' (a machine for carrying people or goods); the compound simply specifies the type of vehicle. This compositional noun phrase follows a common English pattern and has clear equivalents in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will understand it.
Etymology
Automotive vehicle comes from auto meaning 'self' and vehicle meaning 'a thing that carries people or goods', so it paints a picture of a vehicle that moves by itself instead of being pulled by horses. That's why today it means a wheeled machine like a car, truck, or bus.