"steel horse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: steel horses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} steel horse (plural steel horses)
  1. (informal) A motorcycle. Tags: informal Related terms: iron horse, steed
    Sense id: en-steel_horse-en-noun-FVXPXd2c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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