ATF again under Republican fire. The much-maligned Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is again coming under fire from Republicans and gun rights groups, who are pushing to rein in the agencyâs power â or abolish it altogether.
A North American block heater cord and plug. A block heater warms an engine to increase the chances that the engine will start as well as warm up the vehicle faster than it normally would in extremely cold weather.The most common type is an electric heating element in the cylinder block, connected through a power cord often routed through the vehicle's grille. block heater warms an engine to increase the chances that the engine will start as well as warm up the vehicle faster than it normally would in extremely cold weather. The most common type is an electric heating element in the cylinder block, connected through a power cord often routed through the vehicle's grille.
engine block - a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine; the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked. cylinder block, block. casting, cast - object formed by a mold. piston chamber, cylinder - a chamber within which piston moves.