sports car

noun

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

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Out of these narratives, 19 target Ukraine, with 14 specifically accusing Zelensky and his wife of using aid to buy real estate properties, luxury goods and sports cars. Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025 The wealthy have been splashing out large amounts of cash on flamboyant sports cars and elegant saloons since the early 1900s. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2025 And, thanks to the carmaker Porsche, fans can pair their watch to their new sports car. Ming Liu, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025 Meanwhile, Elon Musk’s cherry red sports car, launched into space in 2018 on the inaugural flight of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, was recently mistaken for an asteroid — pointing to a larger issue of trying to track near-Earth objects in space. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 8 Feb. 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 1 Mar. 2025.

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sports car

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

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