MOTORING

motoring

(noun) the act of driving an automobile

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

motoring

present participle of motor

Noun

motoring (usually uncountable, plural motorings)

The act of driving a car.

Synonyms

• cruising

Source: Wiktionary


Mo"tor*ing, n.

Definition: Act or recreation of riding in or driving a motor car or automobile.

Mo"tor*ing, a.

Definition: Pertaining to motor cars or automobiles, or to the technology of such; addicted to riding in or driving automobiles; as, motoring parlance; my motoring friend.

MOTOR

Mo"tor, n. Etym: [L., fr. movere, motum, to move.]

1. One who, or that which, imparts motion; a source of mechanical power.

2. (Mach.)

Definition: A prime mover; a machine by means of which a source of power, as steam, moving water, electricity, etc., is made available for doing mechanical work.

Mo"tor, Mo"to*ry, Mo*to"ri*al, a. Etym: [L. motorius that has motion. See Motor, n.]

Definition: Causing or setting up motion; pertaining to organs of motion; - - applied especially in physiology to those nerves or nerve fibers which only convey impressions from a nerve center to muscles, thereby causing motion.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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