motor pool
noun
: a group of motor vehicles centrally controlled (as by a governmental agency) and dispatched for use as needed
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Sugie Sugarman in 92 half-hour episodes of the CBS comedy about an Army con man, Sergeant Bilko, and his motor pool crew.
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Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
And there's this as well: Mr. Obama is also expected to announce two other initiatives to reduce oil imports, an agreement between the Pentagon and the Agriculture Department to use more biofuels in military vehicles and the purchase of thousands of hybrid vehicles for the federal motor pool.
—Sheril Kirshenbaum, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2010
Simply head to the nearest military base and find the motor pool.
—Aaron Kiley, Car and Driver, 9 Sep. 2023
The motor pool building is a separate building from the hospital facility where patients are cared for; Eleanor Slater Hospital is the state-run system for people with who need complex, long-term medical care.
—Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Apr. 2023
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Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024
And there's this as well: Mr. Obama is also expected to announce two other initiatives to reduce oil imports, an agreement between the Pentagon and the Agriculture Department to use more biofuels in military vehicles and the purchase of thousands of hybrid vehicles for the federal motor pool.
—Sheril Kirshenbaum, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2010
Simply head to the nearest military base and find the motor pool.
—Aaron Kiley, Car and Driver, 9 Sep. 2023
The motor pool building is a separate building from the hospital facility where patients are cared for; Eleanor Slater Hospital is the state-run system for people with who need complex, long-term medical care.
—Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Apr. 2023
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“Motor pool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motor%20pool. Accessed 21 Sep. 2024.
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