"motor pool" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: motor pools [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} motor pool (plural motor pools)
  1. (US, military) A fleet of vehicles for use by a military installation; the department that maintains them Wikipedia link: motor pool Tags: US Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-motor_pool-en-noun-BKsBjAOQ Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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