greenhouse
n.— «AMC Pacer: Notable for its unusual “greenhouse” style, it was designed for a rotary engine, but fitted with conventional piston power when the proposed rotary failed to meet federal emissions requirements.» —“The Rise and Fall of American Motors” by Tom Incantalupo Newsday (Long Island, New York) Mar. 15, 1987. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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