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Benz

1

[ bents; English benz ]

noun

  1. Karl, 1844–1929, German automotive engineer and manufacturer.


benz-

2
  1. variant of benzo- before a vowel:

    benzaldehyde.

Benz

/ bɛnts; bɛnz /

noun

  1. BenzKarl (Friedrich)18441929MGermanTECHNOLOGY: engineerTECHNOLOGY: car designer Karl ( Friedrich ) (karl). 1844–1929, German engineer; designed and built the first car to be driven by an internal-combustion engine (1885)


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Example Sentences

She returned this year, headlined the festivities, before heading to Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Oklahoma City.

For years, he kept a Lamborghini and a silver Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren in his living room.

He once kept a Lamborghini and a silver Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren—the one he later gave to his son—in his living room.

And Tesla does some development work for the Mercedes Benz B-Class electric program.

Spectators watch as models pass by during the Concept Korea show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York on Thursday.

His motor is a development of the Benz, with ignition improvement.

In 1883 he organized his business as Benz & Co., and produced his first vehicle in 1884.

In 1908 Willstatter and Benz produced pure chlorophyl and proved it to be a compound of magnesium.

A double seated valve is also used, as is the case in the Benz generator (Fig. 114).

One—two—three horrible seconds dragged by, and then the Daimler-Benz engine in the nose caught in a mighty thunder of sound.

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