Word: vehicular
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...sort of on-board vestibular system, helping the rover feel for bumps and potholes; a tracery of five laser beams helps it feel for obstructions. In addition, when Sojourner ventures out it will transmit a regular, pulselike signal back to the lander, which will serve as a sort of vehicular EKG, constantly confirming that all is well...
...gratifying as this growth is to RV dealers, what really gladdens the heart of the biggest manufacturers, Fleetwood Enterprises (RV sales: $1.4 billion, up 6% in its latest year) and Thor Industries ($602 million, up 7%), is the rental market. Winnebagos may be stand-up comics' vehicular whipping boys, but company executives can laugh too, having enjoyed six consecutive years of growth. Members of the Recreation Vehicle Rental Association, which represents about 250 companies, are anticipating a remarkable 29% increase in RV rentals this year and are expanding their fleets accordingly...
...Vehicular Manslaughter: The usual planes, trains, automobiles crash and burn with noisy, deadening regularity, sending many a nameless extra to his unmourned, uninvolving and unimaginative doom...
...walking service was originally intended to supplement the vehicular service, Simons said in a telephone interview last week...
SafetyWalk was originally intended to supplement Harvard's vehicular escort service, said Simons...