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Alongside motorworks there are countless others: motorcycle, motorboat, motorway, motorhome, motel (hotel that you motor to), motor oil, motor mounts, etc. etc.
by hunter2_ 2y ago
Alongside motorworks there are countless others: motorcycle, motorboat, motorway, motorhome, motel (hotel that you motor to), motor oil, motor mounts, etc. etc.
- geodel 2y agoAnd Car used to be called Motor Car for as long as I remember in my country.
- JohnFen 2y ago> motel (hotel that you motor to) When I was a child, I remember seeing some such accommodations calling themselves "motor hotels" or "motor lodges".
- hunter2_ 2y ago"Motor inn" is still quite common.
- fuzzfactor 2y agoObviously named accordingly since vehicles like this all contain an engine ;)
- jabl 2y agoAnd then we have "motorhead", which, well, I'll let the reader work out what it means if unclear. ;)
- saghm 2y agoIn a similar vein, when reading this comments I can't help but think of the use of "motor" as a verb, as in "you're motoring, what's your price for flight?"