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a motor truck, especially one with open sides.

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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

First recorded in 1900–05

They can hear the sound of his boat's motor, growing louder as it comes over the horizon.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The female fan base tends to hold steady at 38 percent, according to Amanda Regan, a spokeswoman for Feld Motor Sports.
The Moms of Monster Jam Drive Trucks, Buck Macho Culture|Eliza Krigman|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The power delivered by the rocket motor was uneven and tricky to control.
Virgin Galactic’s Flight Path to Disaster: A Clash of High Risk and Hyperbole|Clive Irving|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The turbulent waters caused one of his oars to crack, which—without a motor or a sail—can be severely detrimental to his voyage.
Victor Mooney’s Epic Adventure for His Dead Brother|Justin Jones|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Rolls Royce Motor Cars is a subsidiary of BMW, who make the engines.
Nationalism on Four Wheels|Clive Irving|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To think,” said the younger Englishwoman to her sister, “of this wee mite travelling about in an open motor!
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
Under these conditions, the large motor B collapses and the pull-down P (which is connected with the organ pallet) rises.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
A big gray sedan stood in the middle of the road, the motor idling.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
The action of the springs now serves to close the valves V, V1, and to open out the motor M, whereupon the process is repeated.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
As the valve V1 is open, the sound waves formed in the pipe P1 will govern the speed of vibration of the motor M.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller