motor pool

American  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of motor pool

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45

Example Sentences

“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

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