(motorsport, slang, mostly, North America) A large-displacement engine of the kind often used in hot rods and drag racers.
(motorsport, slang, mostly, North America) A large-displacement engine of the kind often used in hot rods and drag racers.
Mountain motor means: A large-displacement engine of the kind often used in hot rods and drag racers.. It is informal slang, fine in casual speech but not suited to formal contexts. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. As a place or proper-name reference it is purely descriptive. It is sporting vocabulary and harmless in itself.
mountain motor means: A large-displacement engine of the kind often used in hot rods and drag racers.. Register: very informal, slang. Suitable only for casual conversation, chat and social media. Do not use in business, academic or news writing. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
Mountain motor means: A large-displacement engine of the kind often used in hot rods and drag racers.. It is informal slang, fine in casual speech but not suited to formal contexts. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. As a place or proper-name reference it is purely descriptive. It is sporting vocabulary and harmless in itself.
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(US, military, slang) Like a motard; obnoxiously overenthusiastic.