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An airplane is a heavier-than-air craft whose lift is generated by airflow over the wings creating a strong pressure difference. In video games, airplanes are used for travel and as a type of weaponry.
A bomb is an explosive device.
Cars go places. Hopefully fast.
A recreational vehicle with large wheels, and wide tires, designed for use on sand dunes or beaches.
Engines appear in nearly every game with a machine on them. With an infinite number of varieties, they will always be a part of modern culture.
An explosive ordinance propelled by a rocket engine designed to blow an object to smithereens. A missile is often guided, in some way, to its target. For example; by laser, remote control, or computer/GPS.
Often found crushing old cars in front of mullet-headed spectators, monster trucks are typically pickups or vans that have been modified beyond recognition or sanity. Monster trucks are distinguished by their enormouse tires, suspensino lifted in a similarly enormous manner, and crushing all manner of objects before them.
Nitrous is used in many driving/racing games to give your car an extra burst of speed.
In many racing games there are oil slicks on the track that will send you spinning if you don't dodge them.
Sometimes you'll encounter big-ass ramps, often in racing games.
An explosive ordinance propelled by a chemical reaction that causes a controlled explosion resulting in thrust. Rockets are usually "dumb" weapons, meaning that they are not guided. Rockets are the most powerful projectile in many games.
Sand is a fine, granular material composed mainly of rock and mineral, primarily silica. Sand is the primary environment of many games with settings that include deserts, beaches, and the ocean floor, among many others.
An arrow placed on a race track, when driven over, allows the player's vehicle to go beyond it's regular speed and acceleration capabilities.
A round generally rubber object used to support and transport motor vehicles. Also used as throwing objects in certain fighting games.
A pickup truck is a light vehicle with an open top rear cargo area (bed). Random fact: Trucks are called utes (utility vehicles) in Australia.
A machine that increases an engine´s power output by recycling the escaping gases into the engine. Its full name is turbocharger, and it is shaped like a turbine.
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