passing vehicle

collocation in English

meaningsofpassingandvehicle

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passing
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈpɑː.sɪŋ/us
/ˈpæs.ɪŋ/
moving ...
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vehicle
noun
uk
/ˈvɪə.kəl/us
/ˈviː.ə.kəl/
formal
a machine, usually with wheels and an engine, used for transporting people or goods, especially ...
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(Definition ofpassingandvehiclefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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These meters indicate the level of noise made by apassingvehiclein decibel units.
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The indications are that the van was struck by apassingvehiclewhich did not stop.
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There would always be the risk of traffic colliding with the island or of people being hit by apassingvehicle.
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This would be mitigated by the improved church entrance and the lack ofpassingvehicletraffic which will provide an overall enhancement to the tranquility of the area.
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Reeling from the chance encounter, she steps out onto the street and is hit by apassingvehicle.
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He locked the cockpit, left the aircraft in the subdivision, and obtained a ridewith his dogsfrom apassingvehicle, allegedly in order to telephone the authorities.
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Inside the tunnel, he discards his t-shirt, and screams at apassingvehicleafter trying to kick it.
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The initial motion may be caused by aerodynamic forces, such as from a cross wind or apassingvehicle.
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If too sensitive it may be triggered by normal vibrations such as passing vehicles.
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Then he helped the injured into passing vehicles and took them to hospital.
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These are buried in the roadway and detect vehicles by changes in their magnetic field by the metal in passing vehicles.
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After years of exposure to traffic and weather, the monument became damaged by passing vehicles and exposure to weather.
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Drivers will sometimes drift into the shoulder when being overtaken by passing vehicles, particularly on two-lane roads.
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Benefits include visual aesthetics, increased safety and comfort of sidewalk users, protection from spray from passing vehicles, and a space for benches, bus shelters, street lights and other public amenities.
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Passing vehicles kicked up the oil which ignited a towering inferno that subsequently melted the bridge structure and caused the southbound lanes to sag several feet.
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Rubber hoses are stretched across a road and passing vehicles create air pulses that are recorded by a roadside counter.
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Wind, either natural or from passing vehicles in the case of road drying, can blow grain away.
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Such additional pairs were often hired to passing vehicles to help them either up or down a particularly steep hill.
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Passing vehicles and pedestrians are no longer cosmetic parts of the environment, but actually play a role in gameplay.
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