motor pool
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of motor pool
An Americanism dating back to 1940–45
Example Sentences
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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
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 detention center zone has its own headquarters, motor pool, mental health services, minimart, and public affairs team, which recently referred to the troops assigned there as “warfighters.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 16, 2019
He was beginning to lose confidence in Gus and Wes and was thinking of having them both transferred back to the motor pool and replaced by someone who could find something wrong.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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