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Accord
Famous Usage: Medium-sized car by Honda.
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Audi
Famous Usage: German-made car.
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Beemer
Famous Usage: Slang for BMW, a German-made luxury car.
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Beetle
Related Name: Bug, Buggy, Volkswagen
Famous Usage: Short for Volkswagen Beetle, also known as Bug. Car designed
by Ferdinand Porsche (1875-1951).
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Bentley
Related Name: Rolls Royce
Meaning: Farm where the grass bends
Famous Usage: A luxury car made by Rolls Royce.
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Bug
Related Name: Buggy, Beetle, Volkswagen
Meaning: An insect. A disease-producing microorganism. An error in coding or
logic that causes a malfunction in a computer a program. An electronic
listening device. An enthusiasm. Slang for annoy.
Famous Usage: Slang for Volkswagen Beetle, popular dome-shaped small car.
New model introduced in the late 90s. Designed by Ferdinand Porsche
(1875-1951).
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Bugatti
Famous Usage: An Italian sports car.
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Buggy
Related Name: Bug, Beetle
Famous Usage: A horse-drawn carriage.
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Buick
Famous Usage: An American car made by General Motors.
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Cadillac
Famous Usage: A luxury U.S car made by General Motors.
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Chevy
Related Name: Chevrolet
Famous Usage: A car made by General Motors; short for Chevrolet.
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Chrysler
Famous Usage: An American car manufacturer.
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Corvette
Meaning: A warship and sailing ship.
Famous Usage: A sports car made by Chevrolet.
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DeSoto
Famous Usage: A car formerly made by Chrysler.
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Detroit
Famous Usage: City, Michigan, USA. Famous as the automobile capital of the
world.
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Diesel
Famous Usage: Australian rock blues singer/guitarist. A type of engine of
German design.
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Dodge
Meaning: To avoid or evade. To shade a part of a photograph.
Famous Usage: A car made by Chrysler.
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Dragster
Meaning: A car build or modified for drag racing.
Personality Plus: Likes to run fast over short distances.
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Edsel
Related Name: Ford
Famous Usage: A car formerly made by Ford, named after the son of the
company's founder, Henry Ford.
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Fangio
Famous Usage: Argentinean Juan Manuel Fangio (1911-1995) winner of five
Grand Prix racing car championships
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Ferrari
Famous Usage: An Italian sports car. Winner of the most Grand Prix titles.
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Ford
Related Name: Henry, Edsel
Meaning: A shallow place in water where one can cross.
Famous Usage: An American car manufacturer, named after its founder, Henry
Ford.
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Honda
Related Name: Accord, Acura
Famous Usage: A Japanese car manufacturer.
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Jalopy
Famous Usage: Rundown or outdated car.
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Jeep
Famous Usage: An American general-purpose car.
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Lamborghini
Famous Usage: Expensive Italian car.
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Lincoln
Meaning: Capital of Nebraska, USA.
Famous Usage: Abraham Lincoln the 16th US President (1809-1865). American
car made by Ford.
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Mack
Famous Usage: Short for Mack truck. The chrome-plated bulldog that stands
atop the hood of these trucks.
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Mansell
Famous Usage: Nigel Mansell (1953- ) British Grand Prix and Indy Car world
champion racing car driver.
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Mazda
Famous Usage: A Japanese car manufacturer.
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MG
Famous Usage: A British sports car.
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Nissan
Famous Usage: A Japanese car manufacturer.
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Prelude
Meaning: An introductory performance, event or action. An independent piece
written for piano.
Famous Usage: A car made by Honda. English poet William Wordsworth's first
version of his autobiography.
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Prost
Famous Usage: Alain Prost (1955- ) French racing car driver with the most
Grand Prix wins ever - fifty-one.
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Rambler
Meaning: One who talks at length and digresses from the point. A type of
climbing rose. A tourist or leisurely walker.
Famous Usage: A US car, no longer manufactured.
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Regal
Related Name:King
Meaning: Of or relating to a monarch; royal. Splendid, magnificent.
Famous Usage: A car made by Buick.
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Rolls Royce
Related Name: Bentley
Meaning: Use colloquially to describe a premium product or notion.
Famous Usage: A British luxury car manufacturer.
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Saturn
Meaning: Sixth and second largest planet away from the Sun.
Famous Usage: Roman God of agriculture. Four-cylinder Pontiac.
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Schumacher
Famous Usage: German Grand Prix racing star Michael Schumacher.
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Senna
Famous Usage: Brazilian racing car champion Ayrton Senna (1960-1994), winner
of the Grand Prix three times (1988,1990,1991).
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Sparkplug
Meaning: Engine plug that ignites fuel. To inspire or energize.
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Sterling
Meaning: British money or coin. A type of silver. Of good character.
Famous Usage: A British car manufacturer. An industrial city northwest of
Illinois, USA.
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Subaru
Famous Usage: A Japanese car manufacturer.
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T-Bird
Related Name: Thunderbird
Famous Usage: Short for Thunderbird; car made by Ford.
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Thunderbird
Related Name: T-Bird
Meaning: A spirit of thunder, lightning and rain in the form of a huge bird
in Native American Indian mythology.
Famous Usage: A car made by Ford.
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Toyota
Famous Usage: A Japanese car manufacturer.
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Triumph
Meaning: Success or victory.
Famous Usage: A British sports car.
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Volkswagen
Related Name: Beetle, Bug, Buggy
Famous Usage: A German car manufacturer.
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Yamaha
Famous Usage: A Japanese motorcycle/manufacturer. |