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bumper
bonnet BrE/
hood AmE
windscreen wiper BrE/
windshield wiper AmE
windscreen BrE/
windshield AmE
sunroof
door
handle
rear
window
boot BrE/
trunk AmE
headlight
tax disc
rear light/
taillight
sidelight BrE/
parking light AmE
numberplate BrE/
license plate AmE
indicator
tyre BrE/
tire AmE
wing BrE/
fender AmE
wing mirror BrE/
side mirror AmE
petrol cap BrE/
gas tank door AmE
hubcap
aerial BrE/
antenna AmE
mudflap BrE/
splash guard AmE
windscreen BrE/
windshield AmE
rear-view
mirror
windscreen wiper BrE/
windshield wiper AmE
dashboard
speedometer
petrol gauge BrE/
gas gauge AmE
air vent
choke
horn
steering wheel
wing mirror BrE/
side mirror AmE
indicator switch BrE/
turn signal lever AmE
lock
ignition
glove compartment
heater
gear lever BrE/
gear shift AmE
brake
clutch
accelerator BrE/
gas pedal AmE
driver's seat
door handle
arm rest
seat belt
passenger seat
handbrake
'car ,bomb n a bomb placed in a car, especially by TERRORISTS: a car bomb attack on an army barracks in Ulster
'car ,bombing n [C;U] (a case of) the use of a car bomb, especially in attacks by TERRORISTS
car·bon /'kɑ:bən||'kɑ:r-/ n 1 [U] a simple substance (ELEMENT) found in a pure form as diamonds, GRAPHITE etc, or in an impure form as coal, petrol etc 2 [C;U] CARBON PAPER 3 [C] a CARBON COPY
car·bon·at·ed /'kɑ:bəneɪtɪd||'kɑ:r-/ adj (especially of a drink) containing CARBON DIOXIDE which produces small BUBBLES
,carbon 'copy n 1 also carbon — a copy, especially of something typed, made using CARBON PAPER 2 [of] a person or thing that is very similar to another: He's a carbon copy of his father. | This robbery is a carbon copy of one that took place last year.
,carbon 'dating BrE || radioactive dating AmE — n [U] a method of scientifically calculating the age of an old object by measuring the amount of a special form of carbon in it
,carbon di'oxide n [U] the gas produced when animals breathe out, when carbon is burned in air, or when animal or vegetable matter decays. Carbon dioxide is a GREENHOUSE GAS -> compare CARBON MONOXIDE
carbon 14 /,kɑ:bən fɔ:'ti:n || ,kɑ:rən fɔ:r-/ n [U] tech the special form of carbon used in carbon dating
car·bon·if·er·ous /,kɑ:bə'nɪfərəs || ,kɑ:r-/ adj producing or containing carbon or coal: carboniferous rocks
car·bon·ize also -ise BrE /'kɑ:bənaɪz||'kɑ:r-/ v [I;T] to (cause to) change into carbon by burning without air
,carbon mo'noxide n [U] a poisonous gas produced when carbon (especially petrol) burns in a small amount of air. People are becoming worried about the amount of carbon monoxide being produced because it is a GREENHOUSE GAS and too much of it will increase the temperature of the Earth. -> compare CARBON DIOXIDE
'carbon ,paper also carbon n [C;U] (a sheet of) thin paper with a coat of dark colouring substance on one side, used between sheets of writing to make copies