bar pad

Set the bar pad in the center of the bar. If you don't have a bar pad, it's easy enough to wrap a towel around the bar as well.

2011, Nick Nilsson, The Best Arm Exercises You've Never Heard Of:

Lower the bar down so it is about 30cm off the ground and place a bar pad (a black, cushioned tube) around the centre of the horizontal bar.

2019, Chloe Madeley, Transform Your Body With Weights:

Installation of the mount, locating tower and stabilizer is a simple bolt-on affair, with ony minor surgery to the provided bar pad required to make room for the damper's low-speed adjustment knob.

2005 January, “BRP Under Bar Mount: Stability with protection”, in Cycle World Magazine, volume 44, number 1, page 86:

The vintage custom-vented number plate, steel handlebars and old-school bar pad just scream “1983 factory race machine.”

2021 December 9, “1983 HONDA CR480: BEHIND THE BUILD”, in Dirt Bike:

(motorcycling) A cushioned tube that fits over the handlebar.


pussy pad

(vulgar, slang, motorcycling) The backseat of a motorcycle.


surface combatant

en-noun

surface combatant (plural surface combatants)

(nautical, military) A warship that floats on the surface of the ocean, as opposed to a submarine. Aircraft carriers are also generally excluded.


ATGATT

(motorcycling, philosophy) Acronym of all the gear all the time.. A statement of philosophy of the motorcyclist rider, who rides fully kitted-out whenever out riding.


dinosaur-burner

Joculary referring to the origins of fossil fuels.

(slang, humorous) An automobile that operates on fossil fuels, as opposed to an electric car.


land cruiser

From being a vehicle akin to a cruiser (“an armored warship”) on land.

armoured combat vehicle
armoured combat vehicle#English

(archaic, military, 19th century to pre-WWI) An armoured combat vehicle, a tank.

(archaic, military) A superheavy tank, supertank.


land ironclad

From being a vehicle akin to an ironclad (“an armored warship”) on land.


gas guzzling

en-adj

gas guzzling (comparative more gas guzzling, superlative most gas guzzling)

more gas guzzling (comparative)
most gas guzzling (superlative)

(informal) Of a vehicle: that consumes a large amount of fuel.


treasure ship

(historical) A type of vast, multi-masted Chinese vessel used on the Ming treasure voyages, led by Zheng He in the first half of the 15th century, used for command purposes and the transportation of treasure.


KSLV

(astronautics) Initialism of Korean space launch vehicle.


power unit

The combination unit was traversing a straight section of roadway, on an approximate 4 percent upgrade, when the tractor began to jackknife. As the power unit rotated clockwise, it left the roadway to the right and traveled several feet before the driver corrected the jackknife. The unit was redirected toward the travel lanes, however, before it re-entered the roadway, it rotated counterclockwise, and the driver lost control. The power unit crossed into the eastbound lane where it was struck in the right side by an eastbound van. Although a saddle tank on the power unit ruptured, there was no fire.

1988 October 12, National Transportation Safety Board, “CASE NO. 9”, in Safety Study: Case Summaries of 189 Heavy Truck Accident Investigations, archived from the original on 2017-02-17:

(transport) A truck (large road vehicle) capable of moving under its own power.


single-speed bicycle

en-noun

single-speed bicycle (plural single-speed bicycles)


fossil car

Replacing the fossil car by an electric vehicle by estimation reduces the energy for transport by a factor of four.

2018, Rob Roggema, Contemporary Urban Design Thinking: The Australian Approach, pages 188–189:

Poland opposes new EU carbon market, 2035 fossil car ban


spotto

Likely a compound of spot + yellow, or possibly a compound of spot + -o; exact origin unclear.

(informal, chielfy, Australia) a yellow car


bunker barge

Originally in reference to coal bunkers.

(nautical) A vessel used to refuel ships with coal or bunker fuel.


armed merchantman

armed merchantman (plural armed merchantmen)

(military, nautical) A warship converted from a merchant ship by the installation of weaponry, primarily for use in commerce raiding or defense against same.

(nautical, chiefly historical) A merchant ship equipped with weaponry for defense against pirates, etc.


speed pedelec

In this report, cyclists are defined as users of a conventional bicycle or an e-bike, formally called pedelec. A conventional bike is solely human-powered while an e-bike is a bicycle that delivers power when the cyclist pushes the pedals up to a speed of 25 km/h. This report does not deal with users of speed pedelecs. Speed pedelecs offer pedal assistance up to 45 km/h, and are therefore legally categorised as a moped.

2024, Marjolein Boele-Vos & Ingrid van Schagen (SWOV), European Commission (2024). Road safety thematic report – Cyclists. European Road Safety Observatory. Brussels, European Commission, Directorate General for Transport., European Union,:

An electric moped where the motor only assists the rider while they are pedalling, similar to a pedelec but with a higher speed (up to 28 mph).


Wartburg

Wartburg is a castle in Eisenach, Germany, where Martin Luther worked on his translation of the Bible.

A community of Perth East, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.


gravel bicycle

(cycling) Alternative form of gravel bike


two-wheel drive

two-wheel drive (countable and uncountable, plural two-wheel drives)

(vehicles) A four-wheeled vehicle in which only two of the wheels receive power from the engine.


bullock cart

Outside, beyond the sun-baked station yard, a rice mill chugged away in the distance, and sweating coolies unloaded bags of rice from creaking bullock carts.

1943 November and December, G. T. Porter, “The Lines Behind the Lines in Burma”, in Railway Magazine, page 325:


fuel pump

a part of a motor vehicle that transfers liquid from the fuel tank to the carburetor or fuel injector of the internal combustion engine.


wake boat

A boat used to create a wake suitable for wakeboarding


flying car

(aircraft, science fiction, vehicles) A vehicle which can function both as a road vehicle and as an aircraft.


cotia

From Hindi [Term?] or Arabic كُوْتِيّة (kūtiyya), possibly linked to medieval Arabic قِطْعَة (qiṭʕa, “a kind of galley”), or from an Indian language.

cog

(India, historical) A fast-sailing vessel, with two masts and lateen sails, employed on the Malabar coast.

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Reading, Berkshire


ferroboat

A type of boat or ship with a hull constructed of a steel frame covered with a sand and cement plaster.


local taxi

en-noun

local taxi (plural local taxis or local taxies)

local taxis (plural)
local taxies (plural)

On Saturday, we paid a visit to two of the local taxi ranks to see whether drivers, commuters, and vendors adhere to the regulations.

2021 January 21, Bernard Chiguvare, “Local taxi ranks to be disinfected”, in Limpopo Mirror:


baht bus

(Thailand) Synonym of songthaew, a pickup truck converted for use as a shared taxi.


septireme

From Latin septirēmis (“having seven banks of oars”), from septem (“seven”) + rēmus (“oar”).

bor

(historical) A heavy ancient Greek warship.


aerocar

(science fiction) A flying car; a flying machine which looks and functions similarly to modern cars, often described as using antigravity technology.


cityship

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(science fiction) A spacecraft which contains an entire city.


gyrobus

(historical) An electric bus which stores energy in a flywheel rotating at high speeds (up to 3000 RPM) rather than batteries.


Fordson

For working the reinstated passenger service last summer, the large Fordson tractor, normally employed on the stone trains, was used.

1946 July and August, “Notes and News: The Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 255:

A make of motor vehicle, notably tractors, produced by the Ford Motor Company. The name was dropped in 1964 and replaced by Ford.


Truck-kun

What if I was walking across the street when I was summoned, only to be dropped back in front of a speeding truck. Lots of dodgy stories start with Truck-kun, and I don't want mine to end with it.

2022, Dean Henegar, “The Summoned Life”, in Legendary LitRPG: An All Genres LitRPG Anthology, unnumbered page:

While Truck-kun does cause one form of ending—the character is dead in their original world—it's an integral part of the main character's transportation to a new world, one where they can explore, learn, and grow.

2022, Natasha Yglesias, Anime Tarot Deck and Guidebook: Explore the Archetypes, Symbolism, and Magic in Anime, page 29:

So I figure I might as well chuck a "Truck-kun" into my own story too! Gotta get in while the getting's good!!

2023, Shizuki Fujisawa, translated by Cerridwyn Graffham, The Transcendent One-Sided Love of Yoshida the Catch, volume 3, unnumbered page:

(chiefly Japanese fiction, fandom slang, humorous) In the isekai genre, a truck that sets off the plot by hitting the protagonist, transporting them into the fantastical setting (typically by killing them in the real world).


ditchfinder

My MX-5 was *ace* in the snow in February round here. I went where other cars couldn't go with no problem at all. It was on Avons, and felt a whole hell of a lot safer then the FWD Puma on Pirelli ditchfinders did.

2009 August 5, Mike P, “Re: Rear wheel drive”, in uk.rec.cars.misc (Usenet):

The better half's Lupo was transformed when the cheap and nasty Nankang ditchfinders came off (and they were well above the legal limit) and mid-price Kumhos went on. The cheapos compromise on grip and can become noisy.

2012 February 26, Chris Bartram, “Re: tyres”, in uk.rec.driving (Usenet):

Sure, mismatching isn't ideal, but I'd much rather have mismatched decent tyres than matched AliBaba-brand-it-yourself ditchfinders.

2016 June 7, Adrian, “Re: Tyre noise”, in uk.rec.cars.maintenance (Usenet):

(UK, automotive, slang) A poor-quality tyre for a car, usually one made and sold cheaply.


distributor cap

en-noun

distributor cap (plural distributor caps)

internal combustion engine
internal combustion engine

Part of an internal combustion engine that covers the distributor and rotor, and helps distribute electrical current to the spark plugs.


engine mount

Part of a motor vehicle that connects the engine to the vehicle frame.


transmission mount

transmission mount (plural transmission mounts)

Part of a motor vehicle that connects the transmission to the vehicle.


motor mount

Synonym of engine mount (“part that connects a vehicle engine to the frame”)


torchship

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Compound of torch (“a torch drive”) + ship.

com+

(science fiction) A spacecraft propelled by a torch drive (“spacecraft engine which produces thrust by nuclear fusion”).


stretch-out

As time progressed, the Gray Line increased its limo fleet, converted the stretchouts into passenger vehicles (later widely emulated), and brought the first sightseeing buses to the Islands.

2004, Robert C. Allen, Creating Hawai'i Tourism: A Memoir, page 118:


groundcar

This had footpaths worn into it alongside the buildings, while its centre had been tiled level with slabs of hard white ceramic to carry the few groundcars here.

2015, Neal Asher, Dark Intelligence, London: Pan Books, →ISBN, page 368:

(science fiction) A car unable to fly (as opposed to a flying car).


ladder wagon

(historical) An agricultural wagon with sides resembling ladders.


WSX

(motor racing, motorcycling) Initialism of World Supercross.


moonship

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The space agency has requested the Lockheed Missiles & Space Co. to develop a method for controlling trace contaminants inside a spacecraft. […] Unlike the Earth's atmosphere, the air inside a moonship doesn't get cleaned by rains or winds.

1969 November, Arthur Fisher, “Science Newsfront: Last-minute news and notes to keep you up-to-date”, in Popular Science, volume 195, number 5, pages 22–24:

Other kits were for making aeroplanes, one a scale model of the Scandinavian Air Lines Douglas D.C.-8 which was expected to make the first flight from Britain to Los Angeles in April 1960. There was also a moonship of a type which the firm said will eventually reach the moon: all of which goes to show that sometimes toys precede the actual event and are not necessarily mementoes which come afterwards.

1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 144:

(astronautics, science fiction) A spaceship designed for travelling to the Moon.


bankskuta

A large yawl-rigged Swedish fishing vessel with scoop-shaped bow and concave floor.


shag wagon

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(slang) Alternative form of shagging wagon


Cossie

The 525bhp rear-drive stunner may not be the most powerful Cossie we've ever featured, nor, with its dose-to-standard looks, is it the most outrageous feature car to grace these pages. But what it is, is damn-near perfect!

2015 April, Jamie King, “Welcome to the April Issue!”, in Fast Ford, number 355, Cudham: Kelsey Media, →ISSN, page 5:

(informal) A Ford automobile powered by a Cosworth engine, especially the Ford Sierra RS Cosworth or the Ford Escort RS Cosworth.


Saph

Well, it’s taken longer than even I expected, but after five issues at the helm of the good ship Fast Ford there's finally a Saph on the cover! And what a Saph! Well worth the wait!

(informal) The Ford Sierra Sapphire automobile, a four-door saloon version of the Ford Sierra and the Ford Sierra RS Cosworth.


delivery van

As the train approached Welshpool on the return journey, an unexpected incident was provided by a baker's delivery van, which had been drawn up across the track. Some skilful manoeuvring of the vehicle was necessary before the train could pass.

1949 November and December, “Note and News: By Special Train to Llanfair”, in Railway Magazine, page 410:

(British) An enclosed commercial vehicle used for deliveries to businesses and homes.


small craft

As the train rumbled slowly over the Forth Bridge, the western sky was aflame with a particularly gorgeous sunset, and lights were twinkling from the small craft riding at anchor on the calm waters of the firth.

1950 January, Arthur F. Beckenham, “With British Railways to the Far North”, in Railway Magazine, page 8:


six-wheeler

Driver Cerr spent so long complaining to us about the quality of the coal that we had barely time to get into coach No. 51, the oldest type of third-class six-wheeler, as we moved off.

1950 April, Two Belfast Correspondents, “The Last Days of the Belfast and County Down Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 267:

A vehicle of any type fitted with six wheels.


boarding craft

en-noun

boarding craft (plural boarding crafts or boarding craft)

boarding crafts (plural)
boarding craft (plural)

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‘Squids,’ the FORCE:space people had called the Ouster boarding craft.

1989, Dan Simmons, Hyperion, London: Headline, published 1991, page 157:

Sir, additional contacts. Boarding crafts, and lots of 'em!

2004 November 9, Bungie, Halo 2, Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox, level/area: Cairo Station:

A Colicoid creation (like the droideka), this Separatist boarding craft looks like a flying spike—until that spike divides into four sharp prongs that can stab through an enemy hull, revealing a central hatch used by a boarding party.

2008 July 26, Jason Fry, Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Visual Guide, Dorling Kindersley, →LCCN, page 105:

(science fiction) A starship designed to allow soldiers to board an enemy vessel


day cab

A tractor unit without a sleeping berth.


police ambulance

police ambulance (plural police ambulances)

A police vehicle for transporting patients, especially prisoners.


ass cart

For many years the coal measures on the shores of Lough Allen were worked only in the most primitive fashion, and the coal was transported laboriously in the inevitable ass carts of the Irish peasant.

1951 May, R. K. Kirkland, “The Cavan & Leitrim Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 339:

(vehicles) A cart hauled by an ass (the animal).


brake dust

(vehicles) Dust or residue generated from the friction between the brake pads and the brake rotors or drums in a vehicle's braking system.


Mazdarati

“Hey, hey, hey! Get away from my Mazdarati!” “I thought it was a Porsche.” “Parts! It's both! Mostly Honda!”

2021 May 9, Katie Crown, “Steal Magazine-olias” (20:15 from the start), in Bob's Burgers, season 11, episode 20, spoken by Dr. Yap (Ken Jeong):

For example, say you have $50,0000 in the bank. You may think ‘Hurrah! I can buy a new ‘Mazdarati’!’ However, if you aren't recording your bills into MYOB in a timely manner, how can you know what you have available to spend?

2023 October 3, Sonya Prosper, “The Part of Tens”, in MYOB For Dummies, 9 edition, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 447:

Steve inevitably crashed the car again and was sacked. The car he drove was a two litre Mazda and was a beautiful car to drive at first so good and fast someone nicknamed it the Mazdarati. I drove the car one day when Steve was busy in the office and no other vehicle was available and it was a joy to use. I drove it later after Steve left and it was absolutely hell to drive, noisy when running, pulling over to one side and making a clicking sound and did not change gear easily at all.

2023 November 15, Derek Fairey, A Modern Fairey Story, AuthorHouse, →ISBN:

A low-end vehicle being shown as a sportscar.


rear wheel

(automotive, vehicles) Any wheel located at the back of a motor vehicle.


front wheel

(automotive, vehicles) Any wheel located at the front of a motor vehicle.


open-wheel

(vehicles, automotive, motor racing) Referring to a vehicle in which the wheels are outside the vehicle's main body, and usually having only one seat.


braking time

(automotive, vehicles) The approximate duration of time required for a vehicle to come to a complete stop after applying the brakes.


block holder

The part in an automobile or train where brake blocks are mounted.


mahannah

Alternative form of meeana, a kind of Indian litter.


drop pod

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(science fiction) A re-entry vehicle, often single-use, used to deploy infantry or ground vehicles from an orbiting starship to a planet's surface.


bucket truck

The sign was nailed to the top of an electrical pole; the inability to remove it without a bucket truck reinforced the permanence of the opinion.

2024 July 15, Heidi Julavits, “I Put Up a Fence in Maine. Why Did It Cause Such a Fuss?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

A truck fitted with an extendable, hydraulic boom carrying a large bucket for raising people to elevated areas.


drop frame

I see they're still making drop-frame bikes," he said, "though, with so many women wearing slacks, I wonder they bother."

1958 May, Avram Davidson, “Or All The Seas With Oysters”, in Galaxy Science Fiction, page 58:


range extender

auxiliary power unit
auxiliary power unit

battery electric vehicle
battery electric vehicle

(automotive) A fuel-based auxiliary power unit that extends the range of a battery electric vehicle by driving an electric generator that charges the vehicle's battery.


nuclear submarine

nuclear submarine (plural nuclear submarines)

A submarine powered by a nuclear reactor.


free surface effect

free surface effect (plural free surface effects)

mechanical engineering
mechanical engineering

(physics, mechanical engineering) The tendency of liquids and liquid-like aggregates to move in response to changes in the attitude of a craft's cargo holds, decks, or liquid tanks in reaction to operator-induced motions (or sea states caused by waves and wind acting upon the craft).


research ship

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/ˌɹiːsɜːt͡ʃ-/

/ˌɹiˌsɜɹt͡ʃ ˈʃɪp/

/ɹiˌsɜɹt͡ʃ-/

Eight stations were occupied by the researchship Ryofu-Maru along the 30° N-line which crossed the Japan Trench at the vicinity of Ramapo Deep, during the period from May 12 to June 20.

1958, Japanese Contribution to the International Geophysical Year 1957/8, Tokyo: National Committee of the International Geophysical Year, Science Council of Japan, →OCLC, page 148:

Experience also shows that a research ship spends from one quarter to one half of her sea time on scientific station when the sustained speed seldom exceeds 3.5 knots.

1960, Lester Rosenblatt, “The Design of Modern Oceanographic Research Ships”, in The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers: Transactions, volume 68, New York, N.Y.: Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, →OCLC, page 213, column 2:

On the new scientific researchship everything is aimed at subjecting the sea to the will of man and making ships even more reliable and comfortable, and more inhabitable, as the specialists say.

1971, Soviet Union: Daily Report, volume 71, [Reston, Va.]: Foreign Broadcast Information Service, →OCLC:

The US research ship Glomar Challenge has conducted successful drilling experiments at a depth of 5,000 metres.

1974, Brian Johnson, Third World and Environmental Interests in the Law of the Sea, London: International Institute for Environment and Development, →OCLC, page 12:

This brings to my mind the important statement which Henry [Bryant] Bigelow made when he was asked by Rockefeller foundation authorities, "What would you like to have first, a building or a researchship", and his prompt answer was "a ship".

1990, Walter Lenz, Margaret Deacon, editors, Ocean Sciences: Their History and Relation to Man: Proceedings of the 4th International Congress on the History of Oceanography, Hamburg, 23.–29. 9, 1987 (Deutsche hydrographische Zeitschrift [German Hydrographic Journal]; no. 22), Hamburg: Bundesamt für Seeschiffahrt und Hydrographie [Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency], →OCLC, page 545:

(nautical) A ship that is designed and used for research.


road-rail vehicle

road-rail vehicle (plural road-rail vehicles)

The importance of track workers obeying site rules has been stressed after a man was hospitalised after being hit by a moving road-rail vehicle (RRV) and falling into the 'four foot' between the rails.

2024 June 26, “Network News: RAIB stresses importance of road-rail vehicle vehicle safety procedures”, in RAIL, number 1012, page 17:

(rail transport) A vehicle that can be driven along roads to a place where retractable railway wheels can be lowered onto railway track to allow it to be used on the railway, often used for maintenance and construction purposes.


Down Easter

(US, nautical) A type of clipper with a deeper, fuller shape.


canaler

(nautical, chiefly Canada) A vessel of a design modified for use in a particular canal.


party van

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Attested 2006 in a comic posted on 4chan: FBI agents trick Anonymous into opening his door by claiming they are the “4chan party van”.

As ban puts it, "This is our razor-thin disclaimer which protects us in real-life" from what /b/tards refer to as "a ride in the FBI party van."

2008 January 18, Julian Dibbell, “Mutilated Furries, Flying Phalluses: Put the Blame on Griefers, the Sociopaths of the Virtual World”, in Wired:

Who needs the FBI party van when you can just order CALEA take out?

2014 September 5, Sean Gallagher, “When NSA and FBI call for surveillance takeout, these companies deliver”, in Ars Technica:

(Internet slang, humorous) An FBI or other law enforcement van, especially if carrying agents coming to arrest someone for cybercrime.


Maruti

A white Maruti has just sped by.

2012, Suketu Mehta, Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found, Penguin Books, page 236:

The doors of all the Marutis flew open.

2002, Amaresh Misra, The Minister's Wife, Penguin, →ISBN, →OCLC:

A car manufactured by the company Maruti Suzuki.


mayurpankhi

A Bengal pleasure craft decorated to look like a peacock.


Lexus

Lexus#History
Team One (advertising agency)

An invented word developed circa 1987 by Team One as the marketing team for the brand; said to have no specific meaning but to be euphonious and to evoke a luxurious and technological image (not unusual among car model name origins); for more, see Wikipedia at Lexus § History.

Coordinate term: Toyota

A brand of high-end motor vehicle from the Toyota Motor Corporation.


itasha

Borrowed from Japanese 痛(いた)車(しゃ) (itasha).

A car decorated with popular culture artwork, especially such as anime or manga.


coasting vessel

coasting vessel (plural coasting vessels)

First, the undertaking depended to a great extent on the smooth working of Arbroath Harbour, and when, as happened from time to time in winter months, the seas were too rough for the colliers and other coasting vessels to operate, an immediate fall occurred in the up traffic in coal and lime.

1953 February, S. G. E. Lythe, “Early Days of Arbroath & Forfar Railway—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 131:

(nautical) A ship employed solely in trade between the ports of one country.


bosozoku

bosozoku (countable and uncountable, plural bosozoku)

Borrowed from Japanese 暴走族(ぼうそうぞく) (bōsōzoku, “bosozoku gang”).

(uncountable) A Japanese subculture associated with customized motorcycles and riding together in large groups.


meeana

The lowest kind of palanquins, which are small litters suspended under a straight bamboo, by which they are carried, and shaded by a frame covered with cloth, do not admit the passenger to lie at length, and are here called Miyana, or Mahapa. In some places, these terms are considered as synonymous, in others, the Mayana is open at the sides, and is intended for carrying men, while the Mahapa, intended for women, is surrounded by curtains.

1838, Robert Montgomery Martin, “The History, Antiquities, Topography, and Statistics of Eastern India...”, in Bhagulpoor, Goruckpoor, and Dinajepoor, volume II, page 426:

(India, chiefly historical) A palanquin with open sides.

After that, in the same style as the bridegroom came the preceding night to the bride's house, he now proceeds home on horseback, and she along with him in a meeana (a palankeen) with doors shut, attended by music, dancing-girls, and accompanied by all the relatives, &c. On reaching his house, the attendants, musicians, &c. are dismissed with betel.

1832, Jaffur Shurreef, translated by G. A. Herklotts, Qauoon-e-Islam, or, The Customs of the Moosulmans of India...:

Stewart has lately made two for the King of Tanjore's sons, which, it is said, will cost near 10,000 Rs. each. They are Mahanas (6) with venetians, etc., etc. Bedding and Pillows of velvet as the Lining.
(6) Mahanah, Meeana, Myana—a long palanquin in which the occupant lay at full length with a support for the head and shoulders.

1933 December, Evan Cotton, “A Famous Calcutta Firm (The Story of Steuart & Co.)”, in Bengal Past and Present, Vol. XLVI, Pt. II, No. 92, p. 70:

(India, inexact) Synonym of palanquin, an Indian litter of whatever form.


chowpaul

... the Chowpaul is the most ancient, and, as it were, the original from which all the other forms of palanquin may be traced; on this account it is used in all great ceremonies, marriages, processions, etc. The Chowpaul is simply a very light bed or sofa, over which a large bambou forms an arch. But as this is not a sufficient defence against the sun, it is always attended by a servant carrying a chata or parasol.

1811, François Balthazar Solvyns, Les Hindoûs, Vol. III, Section 8, No. 2:

With these beams and door and window frames send me... 10 chowpaul timbers the largest and the best you can get.

1915, Bengal Past & Present, volume 11, page 57:

(chiefly historical) A kind of open Indian litter whose support pole is curved in a wide arch over the bed.


takhtrawan

From Persian تخت روان (taxt-e ravân), partially via French tack-ravan, from Persian تخت (taxt, “throne, elevated seat or bed”) + روان (ravân, “walking, travelling, mobile”).

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Whenever the King takes an excursion in his Paleky, on an elephant, or in a Tact-Ravan (or travelling throne, carried upon the shoulders of eight men, who are cleverly relieved from time to time when on the march by eight others), all the Omrahs who are not prevented by illness, disabled by age, or exempted by a peculiar office, are bound to accompany him on horseback...

1891, François Bernier, translated by Archibald Constable et al., Travels in the Mogul Empire, A.D. 1656-1668, page 214:

One of the open palanquins which the Mughal emperors, especially Aurangzeb, preferred, was Takht-i rawan. At one occasion in 1662, the Dutch had presented 'several articles of Chinese and Japanese workmanship; among which were a paleky and a Tack-ravan or travelling throne, of exquisite beauty, and much admired'.

2019 December, Nazer Aziz Anjum, “Officials' Transport in Mughal India”, in Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, volume 80, page 431:

On Friday, 27th October, 1676 A.D. while the Emperor was returning from the Jama mosque and had alighted from the boat in order to mount the movable chair (takht-i-rawan), an ill-fated disciple of Guru Tegh Bahadur threw two bricks, one of which reached the chair. He was seized by the retinue and ordered to be made over to the Kotwal.

2021 December, Harpreet Kaur, "Guru Tegh Bahadur: Upholder of Democratic Principles", Studies in Sikhism and Comparative Religion, Vol. XLVI No. 2, p. 33

(India, historical) An ornate open litter used as a mobile throne, particularly by the Mughal emperors, usually borne by human porters.


Mansfield bar

Named after American actress and singer Jayne Mansfield.

He survived. Amber would have been decapitated if not for the Mansfield bar.

2024 September 24, Jordan Peele, John Joseph Adams, Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror, Random House, →ISBN, page 275:

An underride guard installed on the rear of large trucks or trailers to prevent smaller vehicles from sliding underneath in the event of a rear-end collision.


widebeam

A canal boat built in the style of a British narrowboat but with a wider beam (2.16 metres (7 ft 1 in) or greater).


hammock litter

There is a kind of native hammock litter used in the Himalaya range of mountains known by the name of "dandie."

1869, Thomas Longmore, A Treatise on the Transport of Sick and Wounded Troops, page 105:

A Sailor's Hammock Litter

1889 November, James E. Pilcher, “A New Field of Honor”, in Scribner's Magazine, volume VI, number 5, page 612:

(chiefly historical) A form of litter consisting of a wide cloth suspended at each end from a pole carried by porters and used as a mode of transport.


palkigari

From Hindi पालकी गाड़ी (pālkī gāṛī), from पालकी (pālkī, “palanquin, litter, sedan chair”) + गाड़ी (gāṛī, “cart, carriage, truck, car”), q.v.

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Hindi पालकी गाड़ी (pālkī gāṛī)

Once, during the last campaign we were in a great strait, to get up to Lahore from Allahabad, and, on applying one afternoon at the Post Office for a horsed palkee-garee we were informed, "that Major A. had engaged it with Captain B."—"Then, early to-morrow morning, could we have it?"—"No, it would not be back."—"Then, the following day?"—"No, two other officers had hired it for that day."—"Well, then, when ever can we have it," we rather angrily asked—"Oh!" said the dear Baboo, "on Saturday next" (that day being Wednesday) "if a lady and gentleman, at Mr. Berrill's hotel, do not take it..." Even in these "piping times of peace," we hear of people having to wait two or three days to get a public garee, along the main road of India.

1850 March, “Journeys in India”, in The Benares Magazine, volume III, number III, page 231:

Palkigari, a vehicle on carriage springs, and four wheels, all the same size; with a spare cushion inside, which turns into a bed. It is pushed and dragged by men.

1884, “A Glossary of Indian Words and Expressions”, in Bradshaw's Through Route Overland Guide to India..., page 406:

They doubted whether good work would be done on tour by an elderly deputy collector, more especially as the invariable means of locomotion in those days was the palkigari.

1917 December 10, Samuel Perry O'Donnell, Resolution No. 3219/III–331, §1

... a palkigari is so constructed that people inside cannot see what is going outside. These cumbersome carriages are no more in use in Bihar these days. They have been displaced by a cheaper and degrading mode of transport of rickshaws ...

1994, Shankar Dayal Singh, Gandhi's First Step: Champaran Movement, page 205:

(India) A carriage or cart considered similar-looking to a palanquin, particularly (historical) those instituted for regular service between major towns in British India in the 1840s.


shared taxi

In contrast to the mass transit role of the servis taxis in Amman, the shared taxis in Bahrain offered a specialised supplement to the main transport services. Only about 1.5% of all person trips per day were made in 1981 by shared taxi, and they carried only about a quarter as many passengers as the scheduled bus services...

1986, D. Coombe et al., “The Role of Paratransit”, in Moving People in Tomorrow's World..., page 115:

A vehicle for hire, typically smaller than a bus, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables, departing when all seats are filled.

泥鯭的

a vehicle for hire, taking passengers on a fixed or semi-fixed route without timetables — see also marshrutka, matatu, songthaew

dollar van

van or minibus shared taxi in US contexts

marshrutka

minibus shared taxi in former Soviet contexts

mathree

minivan shared gypsy cab in East African contexts


maxicab

(Hong Kong) A minibus used as a shared taxi.


passage boat

(dated) A boat for the conveyance of passengers and mail, plying regularly between two places.