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The act of operating a motorized vehicle; especially, driving a car (motorcar).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
- c. 1910, George Bernard Shaw, letter to Beatrice The afternoon was horrible; but when we struck the sea at Exmouth, and the coast, familiar to me through my Torquay motorings, became lovely in the evening. I revived & was quite jolly when I arrived.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
present participle and gerund of motor
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Examples
- 1983, Kelly Keagy (of the music group Night Ranger), "Sister Christian" You're motoring / What's your price for flight / In finding mister right? / You'll be alright tonight
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
the act of driving an automobile
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: driving
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
automobilisme
— car driving
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Finnish:
autoilu
— car driving
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French:
automobilisme
— car driving
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Portuguese:
automobilismo
— car driving
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Spanish:
automovilismo
— car driving
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Swedish:
bilism
— car driving
