hot rod
noun
an automobile specially built or altered for fast acceleration and increased speed.
hot rods
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pluralof hot rod.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The Kia’s air bags didn’t go off, and Rodabaugh, a lifelong mechanic who enjoyed working on hot rods, died from injuries sustained in the crash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025
Snyder has the right to expand, even if palm trees and hot rods don’t exactly pair well with walking horses and the Great Smoky Mountains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2023
“Happy Days” was a nostalgic, soapy comedy about high school kids making out, driving hot rods and working in the family hardware store.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2022
The LeMay — America’s Car Museum’s winding garage-like ramps take visitors through four levels of candy-colored hot rods, buggies, station wagons, luxury sedans, sportscars and eccentric vehicles that can’t quite be categorized.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2021
All of a sudden America wasn’t about hamburgers and hot rods anymore.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
