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mustang Definition

mus·tang (mustaŋ′)

noun

a small wild or half-wild horse of the SW plains of the U.S.

Etymology: AmSp mestengo < Sp mesteño, belonging to an assoc. of cattlemen, ranging freely < mesta, (cattlemen's) group < ML mixta, a mixture < fem. of L mixtus, a mingling, orig. pp. of miscere, mix

mustang Synonyms

mustang

n.

bronco, colt, wild stallion; see horse 1.

mustang Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • fly: Classic story of USAAF fighter pilot flying P-51 Mustangs over Europe.
  • purchase: Room which can for these kinds purchased a mustang.

Adjective modifier

  • p-51: Four P-51 Mustangs taxied out, it was great to see them lined up at the end of the runway doing their power checks.
  • wild: My Ent seems to have the mind of a wild mustang in a stiff breeze.
  • p51: We were able to tag along and visit the command bunker and then watch a fly past by a P51 mustang and a Harvard.
  • young: Easy Plateau sounds like Marty Robbins riding with the Grateful Dead, and Let it Ride is as skittish as a young mustang.
  • cool: Sponsored by: http://uk.shopping.com 6. The Ugliest Cars in Britain Ford made a lot of cool Mustangs until the mid 70s.

Modifies a noun

  • stallion: A stunning, animated tale that follows the adventures of a mustang stallion as he journeys across the wild American frontier.

Noun used with modifier

  • ford: Sites about what was the first year for airbags in ford mustangs.. .

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