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A narrow pit or trench over which a vehicle can be driven and conveniently worked on from beneath.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: inspection pit
Antonyms: none provided
Because greasing was traditionally a principal maintenance task that involved climbing under a vehicle.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
حفرة فحص
— trench over which a vehicle can be driven
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Chinese Mandarin:
檢查坑 /检查坑
(jiǎnchákēng)
— trench over which a vehicle can be driven
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Czech:
montážní jáma
— trench over which a vehicle can be driven
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Dutch:
smeerkuil
— trench over which a vehicle can be driven
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Dutch:
smeerput
— trench over which a vehicle can be driven
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Finnish:
rasvamonttu
— trench over which a vehicle can be driven
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German:
Abschmiergrube
— trench over which a vehicle can be driven
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Hungarian:
szerelőakna
— trench over which a vehicle can be driven
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Hungarian:
garázsakna
— trench over which a vehicle can be driven
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Hungarian:
szerelőgödör
— trench over which a vehicle can be driven
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Hungarian:
garázsgödör
— trench over which a vehicle can be driven
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Italian:
fossa da visita
— trench over which a vehicle can be driven
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Norwegian:
smøregrav
— trench over which a vehicle can be driven
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Polish:
kanał samochodowy
— trench over which a vehicle can be driven
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Polish:
kanał rewizyjny
— trench over which a vehicle can be driven
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Portuguese:
valeta de inspeção
— trench over which a vehicle can be driven
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Russian:
смотрова́я я́ма
(smotrovája jáma)
— trench over which a vehicle can be driven
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Swedish:
smörjgrop
— trench over which a vehicle can be driven
