an alternating current commutator motor, designed for single-phase operation, in which the armature is supplied by induction from the field of the stator winding

(nautical) a small warship used in the Royal Navy during the First World War that carried torpedoes, mines or depth charges.

(Britain) Insurance purchased by the owner of a vehicle to cover losses due to traffic accidents or theft

(politics) A vote of no confidence.

(neurology, pathology) Any of several neurodegenerative disorders that selectively affect motor neurons.

(geology) A large or rich vein of gold or of another precious mineral from which other branches extend. / (idiomatic, by extension) Any source of valuable or useful material.

(astronomy) The real or apparent motion of a star etc. through space.

(US, Canada) A day in honor of one's mother on the second Sunday in May in the United States and Canada.

Without a motive.

Any moth of the family Sphingidae.