"muscle car" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: muscle cars [plural]
Etymology: From muscle + car. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|muscle|car}} muscle + car Head templates: {{en-noun}} muscle car (plural muscle cars)
  1. 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. Wikipedia link: muscle car Coordinate_terms: pony car, sportscar, supercar, hot rod Translations (variety of automobile): muskeliauto (Finnish), Muscle-Car [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-muscle_car-en-noun-v0QmVg4Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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