motor pool
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motor pool — ☆ motor pool n. a group of motor vehicles kept, as at a military installation, for use as needed by personnel … English World dictionary
motor pool — n AmE a group of cars, trucks, and other vehicles that are available for people in a particular part of the government or army to use … Dictionary of contemporary English
motor pool — noun a fleet of military vehicles controlled by a single agency and available for use as needed (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑fleet * * * noun : a group of motor vehicles controlled by a single governmental agency whether or not assembled in one place… … Useful english dictionary
Motor pool — For a pool or group of motor vehicles, see fleet vehicle. In neuroscience, a motor pool refers to a group of motor spinal neurons that innervate the same muscle. The biological significance of motor pool organization is in the fact that motor… … Wikipedia
motor pool — mo′tor pool n. a fleet of motor vehicles available for temporary use by personnel, as at a military installation • Etymology: 1940–45, amer … From formal English to slang
motor pool — noun (C) AmE car pool 1 (2) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
motor pool — noun Date: 1942 a group of motor vehicles centrally controlled (as by a governmental agency) and dispatched for use as needed … New Collegiate Dictionary
motor pool — a standby fleet of motor vehicles available for temporary use by appropriate personnel, as at a military or governmental installation. [1940 45, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
motor pool — noun A fleet of vehicles for use by a military installation; the department that maintains them … Wiktionary
pool — pool1 [po͞ol] n. [ME < OE pol, akin to Du poel & Ger pfuhl, prob. ult. < IE base * bhel , to shine, glimmer] 1. a small pond, as in a garden 2. a small collection of liquid, as a puddle 3. SWIMMING POOL 4. a deep, still spot in a river ☆ … English World dictionary
