hot rod

noun

: an automobile rebuilt or modified for high speed and fast acceleration

Examples of hot rod in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The meetup, billed as the biggest weekly car show in the world, frequently draws hundreds of vehicles to the Outlets at San Clemente including hypercars, supercars, hot rods, muscle cars and motorcycles. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

And like the Nash Rambler of a few years hence, manual transmissions were integral parts of hot rod tunes. — Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 14 Sep. 2026

Trains+Trucks+Tractors = Wheels & Rails II See classic cars, hot rods, antique cars, antique tractors, semi and box trucks and more at this open class show with the Southeastern Railway Museum’s train cars as a backdrop. — Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026

The early hot rod and muscle car eras stand out as high points, as do the early days of turbocharging. — Peter Nelson, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hot rod

• abroad
• applaud
• backboard
• ballade
• defraud
• ephod
• facade
• guffawed
• outlawed
• ramrod
• roughshod
• slipshod

Kids Definition

hot rod

noun

: an automobile rebuilt or changed for high speed and fast acceleration