motor pool
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of motor pool
An Americanism dating back to 1940–45
Example Sentences
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Eventually, a friend got him a job at the motor pool of nearby Fort Bragg, an experience he leveraged into contracting in Kuwait around 2007.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2020
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
Campus bus drivers were hired to drive vehicles from the university motor pool to pick up patient samples, mostly from public health departments and hospitals in rural counties across the state.
From Washington Post ● May 12, 2020
John, who was born in the Chicago suburb of Maywood in 1946, was drafted in the late 1960s and spent two years in an Army motor pool in Germany.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2020
The motor pool was only a few blocks away, but the rain was pouring down when Officer Delinko wearily came out of the headquarters building.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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