| 单词 | automobile club |
| 释义 | > as lemmasautomobile club automobile club n. [originally after French Automobile-Club (1896 or earlier in Automobile-Club de France, the name of such a club founded in France in 1895)] any of various national or regional clubs or organizations for motorists, now usually providing breakdown service, insurance, travel information, etc. (frequently with capital initials in the names of specific clubs); cf. automobile association n. ΚΠ 1896 Manch. Guardian 24 Sept. 10/1 The Automobile Club of France. 1903 Motor. Ann. 145 The Automobile Club..held a series of practical and official brake trials in Welbeck Park. 1913 Southwestern Reporter 157 742/2 The purpose of the proposed corporation shall be to support and maintain an automobile club. 1960 Oxf. Times 1 Jan. 1/7 The Oxford office of the Royal Automobile Club invites applications from Young Ladies for the duties of patrolette. 1997 Condé Nast Traveler Mar. 100/2 One may have to rely on the less-than-brilliant hosterias built by the Automobile Club of Argentina. 2005 Daily Tel. (Sydney) (Nexis) 7 Sept. 3 The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria yesterday hit out at Melbourne service stations, which it claimed had made a preemptive..price rise after a jump in the wholesale prices [of fuel]. < as lemmas |
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