Title: THE AUSTRALIAN DICTIONARY OF MOTORING
Author Compiled by Pedr Davis
Binding Soft Cover
Book Condition New
Number of pages 464 pages
Number of Photos; Illustrated with 596 illustrations.
Dimensions 29 x 21 cm
Publisher Published by Bookworks 2001
Book No: 3004
ISBN 1876953004
Availability IN STOCK
Do you know what chuggle or cinicity is?
Who goes twocking?
Who won the 2001 Australian Grand Prix?
How did the terms 'pole position' and 'lemon' originate?
The answer to these questions and just about anything else you may want to know about any automotive subject can be found in The Australian Dictionary of Motoring.
A fully updated version of the acclaimed Macquarie Dictionary of Motoring, it has been released under a new name, with 9,400 head words, 440,000 text words and 596 illustrations.
The most complete reference book on Australian motoring ever, The Australian Dictionary of Motoring covers component descriptions, new technology, motor sport events (and results), industry terms, styling phrases, early and recent Aussie car-makers and marque histories.
Virtually all motoring expressions are used, including jargon, obsolete terms and slang. There are also descriptions of the specialised terms expressions in motor sport, automotive trades and car factories.
Eminently browsable, it combines fascinating information on motoring matters with precise definitions of terms used in both traditional engineering and new technology. Other entries range from the pioneer journeys that conquered Australia to a description of how in-car satellite navigation works.
Compiled by Pedr Davis the 464-page, large format book is the largest and most comprehensive motoring dictionary ever assembled.
PS: Chuggle is a word coined by engineers to describe an engine with bad surge caused by combustion instability.
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