honda

American  

[hon-duh] / ˈhɒn də /

noun

1. an eye at one end of a lariat through which the other end is passed to form a lasso, noose, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of honda

1885–90, < Spanish: sling < Latin funda, perhaps akin to Greek sphendónē

Example Sentences

Her sister, Yolanda “Yola” Honda, 82, was staying at the house and helping her with the recovery.

From Los Angeles Times

Sunday shortly after a Honda Civic came to a stop in traffic, a Nissan Versa slammed into the Honda, and a Toyota Rav4 slammed into the Nissan.

From Los Angeles Times

The driver of the Toyota sustained moderate injuries, and an elderly passenger in the Honda also had complaints of pain, the spokesperson said.

From Los Angeles Times

She wanted something small, like a Honda Civic, or something cute, like a Volkswagen Bug, but she did not want the beat-up, two-tone Ford pickup with a cracked windshield and a backfiring tail pipe that made it sound like the vehicle had eaten beans for every meal of its life.

From Literature

Aston Martin and Honda have plenty of work to do to improve their form, both with car and engine, after it emerged this weekend that of their four-second or so gap to the front, more than half is down to the chassis' deficit, regardless of the attention that has been focused on the Honda engine's lack of performance and reliability.

From BBC