Charcoal car

Japanese: 木炭自動車 - もくたんじどうしゃ
Charcoal car
〘 noun 〙 A car that runs on carbon monoxide produced by incomplete combustion of charcoal. It was widely used in Japan during and after World War II, when gasoline was in short supply. Charcoal-powered car. [Revised and Enlarged Newspaper Dictionary (1936)]

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Japanese:
〘名〙 木炭を不完全燃焼させて発生した一酸化炭素を燃料として走る自動車。第二次世界大戦中、また戦後、ガソリンが不足した日本で多く用いられた。木炭車。〔増補改訂新聞語辞典(1936)〕

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