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motorization — n. the act of motorizing (equiping with motors or with motor vehicles). Syn: motorisation. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
motorization — (Amer.) mo·tor·i·za·tion || ‚məʊtÉ™raɪ zeɪʃn n. act of being or becoming motorized; acto of motorizing equipment (also motorisation) … English contemporary dictionary
Motorization — Motorize Mo tor*ize (m[=o] t[ e]r*[imac]z), v. t. [Motor + ize.] 1. To substitute motor driven vehicles, or automobiles, for the horses and horse drawn vehicles of (a fire department, city, etc.). [archaic] {Mo tor*i*za tion}, n. [Webster 1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
motorization — noun see motorize … New Collegiate Dictionary
motorization — See motorize. * * * … Universalium
motorization — mo·tor·iza·tion … English syllables
motorization — noun the act of motorizing (equiping with motors or with motor vehicles) • Syn: ↑motorisation • Derivationally related forms: ↑motorise (for: ↑motorisation), ↑motorize • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
motorize — motorization, n. /moh teuh ruyz /, v.t., motorized, motorizing. 1. to furnish with a motor, as a vehicle. 2. to supply with motor driven vehicles, usually in the place of horses and horse drawn vehicles. Also, esp. Brit., motorise. [1910 15;… … Universalium
motorizations — motorization (Amer.) mo·tor·i·za·tion || ‚məʊtÉ™raɪ zeɪʃn n. act of being or becoming motorized; acto of motorizing equipment (also motorisation) … English contemporary dictionary
Motor vehicle — The United States has the world s largest motor vehicle registered fleet, with almost 250 million vehicles. A motor vehicle or road vehicle is a self propelled wheeled vehicle that does not operate on rails, such as trains or trolleys. The… … Wikipedia
