MOTOR POOL Definition & Meaning (original) (raw)

noun

1. a standby fleet of motor vehicles available for temporary use by appropriate personnel, as at a military or governmental installation.

Etymology

Origin of motor pool

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45

Example Sentences

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After the war, she spent several years as a translator for United States forces in Austria and also ran the motor pool for a time.

FromNew York Times • Aug. 24, 2022

This car was more of a workhorse than a parade vehicle, and was used to shuttle the president throughout Washington until it was replaced in the motor pool during the Johnson administration.

FromFox News • Sep. 23, 2020

John, who was born in the Chicago suburb of Maywood in 1946, was drafted in the late 1960s and spent two years in an Army motor pool in Germany.

FromLos Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2020

A Florida Department of Corrections spokesperson says John walked away while working at the facility’s motor pool.

FromSeattle Times • Jun. 1, 2018

The motor pool was only a few blocks away, but the rain was pouring down when Officer Delinko wearily came out of the headquarters building.

From"Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

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