Reverse Dictionary: VEHICLE PARTS

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► ANCHOR an automobile brake → 1936 sl., orig. trucking usage
► ARMSTRONG STARTER the crank handle used on early trucks → 1942 US sl.
► BANGER the front bumper of a vehicle → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► BIG HOLE the lowest gear of a truck or other vehicle → 1947 Amer. dial.
► BINDERS brakes, esp. a hand brake → 1943 Amer. dial., orig. railroad usage
► BLINDING LIGHTS the high beans of a car’s headlights → 1968 Amer. dial.
► BOOM a car stereo → 20C teen & high school sl.
► CARBIE a carburettor → 1981 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► CHATTERBOX a car radio → 1930s US sl.
► CHATTERBOX AND FISH POLE a car radio and aerial → 1930s US sl.
► CHEATER a rear view mirror on a vehicle → 1947 Amer. dial.
► CINCHERS the brakes of a truck, bus, or car → 1930s US trucking & bus drivers’ usage
► CITY LIGHT the low beam of a headlight → 1950 Amer. dial.
► COLLAR the steering column of a car → 2000 US sl.
► COMMENCER the self-starter of a car → 1931 Amer. dial.
► COOTER SHELL the luggage compartment or (in some earlier models) the folding seat in the rear of a car → 1925 Amer. dial.
► CORBERATER a carburetor → 1976 Amer. dial.
► COUNTRY LIGHT the high beam of an automobile headlight → 1950 Amer. dial.
► DAGENHAM GIRL PIPER a windscreen wiper → 20C Brit. rhyming sl.
► DASH the dashboard of a motor-car → c1910 sl.
► DOGBOX a truck’s gear box → 1971 US sl.
► DOUGHNUT an undersized, often illegal, steering wheel → 1980 US sl.
► E-BRAKE a vehicle’s emergency brake → 2003 US sl.
► EYEBALLS headlights → 1975 sl.
► FIDDLE AND FIRE in the car sales business: a radio and heater → 1953 US sl.
► FLAME-OUT an empty petrol tank → 1960 US sl.
► FOOTREST an accelerator pedal → 1976 US sl.
► FUZZ-SPOTTER a rear view mirror → 1979 UK sl.
► GANGSTER WHITEWALLS showy, flashy, whitewalled tires → 1972 US sl.
► GLARE a bright light on a car → 1967 Amer. dial.
► GO BUTTON a car’s accelerator → 1993 US sl.
► GOODIE extra parts or equipment for a car enhancing its performance and/or embellishing its appearance → 1954 US sl.
► GRANDMA the low gear on a truck → 1958 US trucking usage
► GUN the accelerator of a car → 1900s sl.
► GUT an air hose on a brake system → 1946 US sl.
► HAMMER the accelerator of a vehicle → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► HOPPER a shock absorber on a car → 1970 US sl. (Bk.)
► JACK-OFF BAR a truck’s emergency brake → 1971 US sl.
► JOCKEY BOX a glove compartment → US
► JUG a carburettor → 1942 US sl.
► JUICEPOT a carburettor → 1971 US sl.
► LORD SUTCH the clutch → 1960s rhyming sl.
► LOUD PEDAL the accelerator → c1940 Aust. sl.
► MARKER a license plate → 1921 Amer. dial.
► NERF BAR a bumper fitted to a customized car → 1949 US sl.
► NERFING BAR a bumper fitted to a customized car → 1949 US sl.
► NIGGER BAIT an excess of chrome accessories on an automobile → 1950s sl., derogatory
► O-DOM an odometer → 2000 US sl.
► ORGAN a car radio → 1978 US sl.
► PADS car license plates → 1930s US sl.
► PARKERS parking lights → 1960s Aust. sl.
► PEDESTRIAN SPEAR a large, sharp car radiator ornament → 1962 US sl.
► PERCOLATOR a carburettor; also, a car engine → 1942 sl., orig. US
► QUAD a carburettor with four barrels → 1965 US sl.
► RAG the car or truck’s soft top → 1970s sl.
► RAGGER the car or truck’s soft top → 1970s sl.
► RAG TOP the car or truck’s soft top → 1970s sl.
► RINGER a false registration plate on a stolen vehicle → 1962 US sl.
► SKETCHLEY’S AERIAL a wire coat-hanger used as a makeshift aerial for a car radio after the proper one has been broken → Brit. sl.
► SLUG a piston → 1998 sl. (Bk.)
► SLUSH ► SLUSH BOX automatic transmission → 1998 sl. (Bk.)
► SNEAKERS car wheel rims → 2003 US sl.
► SNIFFER a device placed on a vehicle’s exhaust pipe to measure the pollutants in the emission → 1993 US sl.
► SNOOZE PATROL cruise control → 1998 sl. (Bk.)
► SPAGHETTI excess chrome or trim on a car → 1998 sl. (Bk.)
► SPEEDO a speedometer → 1930s sl.
► SPY IN THE CAB a tachograph; a device in a motor vehicle for recording its speed, travel time, and other information automatically → 1968 colloq.
► SQUINT tinted windshield glass → 1998 sl. (Bk.)
► STACK an exhaust pipe on an automobile → 1975 US sl. (Bk.)
► TACH ► TACHO ► TACK a tachometer, an instrument that measures the velocity of machines → 1960s sl.
► TAG a vehicle number-plate → 1930s sl.
► TAIL in hot rodding: a fox tail or raccoon tail tied to the car → 1960 US sl.
► TINTS tinted car windows → 1980 US sl.
► TRAFFICATOR a directional signal on a vehicle for indicating which way it is going to turn → Brit.
► TRANNIE ► TRANNY in a car or truck: a transmission → 1993 US sl.
► TWIN POTS dual carburetors → 1950s hot rodding usage
► VOGUE a wheel rim → 2001 US sl.
► WING a car door → 1970s US sl.
► WINKER a trafficator (turn signal) on a vehicle → 1984 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► WOBBLESTICK a gear lever on a truck or car → 1971 US sl.
► X the accelerator on a car → 1950s W. Indies sl.
► YELPER the screaming and wavering warning signal used on police cars, ambulances, and other emergency vehicles → 1970 US sl.
► ZOOMIE a fancy exhaust pipe on a motor car → 1981 Aust. colloq.