muscle car
English
noun
Definitions
- Any of a variety of automobiles, especially American sedans from the 1960s and early 1970s, that are modified to look and perform like race cars and equipped with large, powerful V8 engines that allow for quick acceleration to high speeds; but still designed for travel on regular highways.
Etymology
Compound from English muscle (from the sinewy appearance of the trunk and branches) + English car.
Origin
English
car
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- McCar English
- aircar English
- anticar English
- autocar English
- boxcar English
- cablecar English
- car English
- car-free English
- caraholic English
- carbarn English
- carbeam English
- carcoat English
- carfare English
- carfree English
- carful English
- cargasm English
- carhouse English
- carless English
- carlike English
- carload English
- carloading English
- carlot English
- carmaker English
- carmaking English
- carman English
- carmate English
- carnap English
- carness English
- carphone English
- carplane English
- carpool English
- carpooler English
- carport English
- carshare English
- carsick English
- carside English
- carsploitation English
- cartop English
- cartopper English
- carwasher English
- carwashing English
- compact executive car English
- cyclecar English
- decar English
- e-car English
- ecocar English
- econocar English
- flatcar English
- gyrocar English
- halo car English
- handcar English
- horsecar English
- housecar English
- hovercar English
- hydrocar English
- hypercar English
- inter-car English
- intercar English
- intermuscle English
- jetcar English
- microcar English
- minecar English
- minicar English
- motorcar English
- multicar English
- muscle English
- muscle boy English
- musclebike English
- muscleblind English
- musclebound English
- musclebrain English
- muscledom English
- muscleful English
- musclehead English
- muscleless English
- musclelike English
- muscleman English
- musclesome English
- musclewoman English
- musclewood English
- muscley English
- muscly English
- nanocar English
- nonmuscle English
- outmuscle English
- racecar English
- railcar English
- robocar English
- sidecar English
- skid car English
- sports car English
- streetcar English
- supercar English
- tramcar English
- tricar English
- turbocar English
- undercar English
- кар Russian
- カー Japanese
- कारयान Sanskrit
- carre Middle English
- muscle Middle English
- masol Cebuano
- కారు Telugu
- masel Tagalog
- ကား Burmese
- ကားဂိတ် Burmese
- 卡車 Chinese
- kaar Marshallese
- kaarar Marshallese
- ka Tok Pisin
- kar Tok Pisin
- Kaer Pennsylvania German
- Kar Pennsylvania German
- kaa Choctaw
- car
- decar
- e-car
- McCar
- muscly
- carful
- boxcar
- ecocar
- aircar
- muscle
- jetcar
- tricar
- carlot
- carnap
- carman
- cartop
- muscley
- carmate
- cargasm
- minicar
- carfree
- sidecar
- carbarn
- carpool
- carfare
- carport
- handcar
- flatcar
- carsick
- gyrocar
- carcoat
- carness
- nanocar
- carless
- carload
- railcar
- carbeam
- minecar
- autocar
- carlike
- anticar
- racecar
- robocar
- carside
- tramcar
- halo car
- carplane
- carshare
- econocar
- supercar
- horsecar
- carhouse
- skid car
- car-free
- carphone
- cablecar
- cyclecar
- multicar
- intercar
- housecar
- carmaker
- turbocar
- hypercar
- motorcar
- microcar
- hovercar
- undercar
- hydrocar
- inter-car
- carpooler
- carwasher
- carmaking
- muscleman
- nonmuscle
- caraholic
- muscledom
- muscleful
- outmuscle
- cartopper
- streetcar
- musclebike
- muscle boy
- musclewood
- carwashing
- musclehead
- carloading
- musclelike
- muscleless
- sports car
- musclesome
- musclebrain
- muscleblind
- intermuscle
- musclebound
- musclewoman
- carsploitation
- compact executive car