sports car

noun

: a low small usually 2-passenger automobile designed for quick response, easy maneuverability, and high-speed driving

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Like designing a sports car, but for my face DITA uses price points ranging from 1,700 to 20,000+, the level of opulence is entirely up to the wearer. Cassell Ferere, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025 Filippo Tommaso Marinetti liked automobiles, particularly his four-cylinder Fiat sports car. Ed Simon, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025 The 1990s are often regarded as the peak era for Japanese sports cars. Josh Max, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025 The name has been emblazoned on many of the fastest, most powerful and wildest-looking Mercedes-Benz production cars to ever hit the streets, signifying performance on everything from compact hot hatches to massive sedans to super sports cars. Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sports car

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sports car was in 1919

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“Sports car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sports%20car. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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sports car

noun
: a low small usually two-passenger automobile designed for high-speed driving

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