motor pool

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noun

a standby fleet of motor vehicles available for temporary use by appropriate personnel, as at a military or governmental installation.

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In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

Origin of motor pool

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45

Every wheel in the District motor pool was on the highway from the airport, shuttling in the wedding-party.
The Great Potlatch Riots|Allen Kim Lang
Sometimes at night we would have an alert drill and drive all the vehicles from the motor pool into the pine woods.
The Biography of a Rabbit|Roy Benson
At 1:00 A.M., the tower exploded and the motor pool gate fused into an impassible puddle of blue-hot molten metal.
The Syndic|C.M. Kornbluth
Orsino saw him stride through a gate into a lot marked Bupers Motor Pool.
The Syndic|C.M. Kornbluth

Ferguson turned into the walk leading to the motor pool and Martin swung into step beside him.
Code Three|Rick Raphael