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mustang
/ˈmʌˌsteɪ̯ŋ/
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What does mustang mean?
noun
- A small, hardy, naturalized (feral) horse of the North American west.
- (slang) A merchant marine who joined the U.S. Navy as a commissioned officer during the American Civil War.
- (slang) A commissioned officer who started military service as an enlisted person.
More meanings (4)
verb
- To hunt mustangs (wild horses), either for military use or for slaughter as pet food.
noun
- An American sports car, manufactured by Ford Motor Company from 1964 till present, a cultural icon and the longest-produced Ford nameplate.
- The P-51 Mustang was a single-seat fighter plane designed by North American Aviation in 1940.
proper noun
- A district of Nepal.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈmʌˌsteɪ̯ŋ/
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It is nothing more nor less than breeding from sound, serviceable, compact, and spirited Mexican or mustang mares.
A year later the same corner of New Mexico was worked over by the roundup, and again the mustang bunch was seen.
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This satisfies his aboriginal curiosity, and he smiles and shakes his head when I offer to swap the bicycle for his mustang.
They are known by the various names of mustang, bronco and cayuse according to the local vernacular of the country in which they roam.
She wheeled her mustang round, gave it a cut with her riding-whip, and darted away down the broad road in a rolling cloud of dust.