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  Water pump shaft

Albero comando pompa acqua
Shaft for drive transmission to the water pump impeller, in liquid-cooled engines.   >>>  
 
 
  Wheel rim

Cerchio ruota
The word wheel is normally used to refer to the wheel assembly, i.e. hub+spokes+rim.   >>>  
 
 
  Wheelbase

Interasse
It is also known as pitch and indicates the distance between the tyre-to-road surface matching points.   >>>  
 
 
  Work

Lavoro
From a physical point of view, "work" is the product of a force by a movement. Intuitively, we could define work as the energy necessary to cause a body to move.   >>>  
 
 
  Water pump

Pompa dell'acqua
In liquid-cooled engines, the water pump is used to start liquid circulation in the cooling circuit and is generally of the centrifugal type.
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