under-bonnetadj.
/ˈʌndəˌbɒnɪt/, U.S. /ˈəndərˌbɑnət/ Pertaining to, situated, or occurring beneath the bonnet of a motor vehicle (i.e. in or of the engine).
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under-bonnet1962
1962 Times 24 Apr. 16/2 Oil supply, from an under-bonnet tank.
1973 Times 3 May 35/2 A few pounds worth of sound damping material would probably work wonders in suppressing underbonnet and underfloor noise.
1977 Custom Car Nov. 13/3 Presumably, Ford believe that customers in that price bracket leave under-bonnet checks to a garage.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1962- to keep chup
- to keep church
- to keep close
- to keep commons
- to keep company
- to keep company with
- to keep complement
- to keep counsel
- to keep count
- to keep dark
- to keep dark about
- to keep dark about something
- to keep day
- to keep down
- to keep early hours
- to keep etc company
- to keep etc to heel
- to keep even compass
- to keep even pace
- to keep evensong
- to keep fair quarter with
- to keep fair quarters with
- to keep fair with
- to keep faith
- to keep follow to heel