hot rod

noun

: an automobile rebuilt or modified for high speed and fast acceleration

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This month on June 20, the heart of Encinitas will become a living car museum with classic cars, hot rods and custom vehicles along Highway 101. Encinitas Advocate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2024 Photo : Michael Alan Ross This Porsche hot rod started as a 911 with 400,000 miles on it and was transformed into an R Gruppe icon. Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2024 Logano — and all of Team Penske — had hot rods at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Joseph Wolkin, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024 Hagan, a four-time Nitro Funny Car World Champion, brought his 12,000 horsepower hot rod to the track. Liam Rappleye, Detroit Free Press, 10 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hot rod 

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hot rod was in 1943

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“Hot rod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20rod. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

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hot rod

noun
: an automobile rebuilt or changed for high speed and fast acceleration

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