cruise control
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cruise control
n.
1. A system in a motor vehicle for maintaining a constant speed.
2. Maintenance of a constant speed in such a vehicle.
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cruise control
n
(Automotive Engineering) a system in a road vehicle that automatically maintains a selected speed until cancelled
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cruise′ control`
n.
a system on some motor vehicles that can be set to maintain a chosen speed automatically.
[1970–75]
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| Noun | 1. | cruise control - control mechanism for keeping an automobile at a set speed controller, control - a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine; "the speed controller on his turntable was not working properly"; "I turned the controls over to her" |
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Translations
vakionopeudensäädin
cruise control
n (Aut) → Tempomat m, → Tempostat m
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