sports car

noun

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

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Louisiana Utah Mississippi Virginia Arkansas Texas Montana North Carolina Idaho Kansas Kentucky Nebraska Indiana Alabama Florida South Carolina Tennessee Georgia Download USA TODAY's app to get to the heart of news Space object or sports car? Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025 The 1970s brought the ubiquitous Golf – one of the most successful car models in history just behind the Toyota Corolla – while later decades saw Volkswagen acquire luxury and sports cars including Bugatti and Lamborghini. Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Jan. 2025 The roadster is easily one of the finest sports cars to come out of the post-war period. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2025 This is a 2+2 convertible sports car similar to the Tesla Roadster. Alistair Charlton, Forbes, 17 Jan. 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 Feb. 2025.

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sports car

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

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