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coilover

coilover noun: an automobile suspension device consisting of a shock absorber with a coil spring encircling it.

Noun

coilover (plural coilovers)

  1. An automobile suspension device consisting of a shock absorber with a coil spring encircling it.

Forms of coilover

pluralcoilovers
alternative formcoil over
alternative formcoil-over

Origin of coilover

From coil + over. Ellipsis of coil spring over shock absorber strut.

Questions about coilover

What does coilover mean?
Coilover means an automobile suspension device consisting of a shock absorber with a coil spring encircling it.
What part of speech is coilover?
Coilover is a noun.
What is the plural of coilover?
The plural of coilover is coilovers.

Words near coilover in the dictionary

  1. coilingly
  2. coilings
  3. coilless
  4. coilopoceratid
  5. coilopoceratids
  6. coilover
  7. coilovers
  8. coils
  9. coils up
  10. coily
  11. Coimadai

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