motor pool
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of motor pool
An Americanism dating back to 1940–45
Example Sentences
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“We all had to be broken in, so to speak, to do what had to be done,” said Davis, who mainly worked as a motor pool driver.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 25, 2022
Even before the United States entered World War II, Army brass knew there was a deficiency in the U.S. motor pool: Our trucks were too big for quick, stealthy movement.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 19, 2022
This car was more of a workhorse than a parade vehicle, and was used to shuttle the president throughout Washington until it was replaced in the motor pool during the Johnson administration.
From Fox News ● Sep. 23, 2020
After graduating from high school, he worked for the Post Office for two years before being drafted into the Army, which sent him to West Germany in charge of the motor pool at his base.
From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2020
Yossarian shouted back at him in the velvet darkness cloaking the path leading past the still vehicles of the motor pool to the open-air movie theater.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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