Definition of "hot-rod" [hot-rod]

• A car modified to increase its speed and acceleration (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

• "Ford plans to start selling the Focus ST, a hot-rod version of its compact economy car."
• "Winchester billed the .264 as "The Westerner" when it was introduced in 1959, and it was truly a belted hot-rod .270 from the git-go."
• "Now, I'd already been a big fan of World's Finest and Adventure Comics and Captain America, but I also liked those Charlton hot-rod comics and Gold Key Westerns."