noun
DeLorean
DeLorean (noun) means a stainless-steel sports car with gullwing doors made by the DeLorean Motor Company, later famous as the time machine in the Back to the Future films. Example: “He restored a rusting DeLorean he found in a barn.”
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A stainless-steel sports car with gullwing doors made by the DeLorean Motor Company, later famous as the time machine in the Back to the Future films.
"He restored a rusting DeLorean he found in a barn."
"The DeLorean became a pop-culture icon thanks to Back to the Future."
How to use DeLorean
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe distinctive silver sports car, best known today as the time-traveling car from the movies.
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Etymology
Named after John DeLorean, the American automotive executive whose company built the car in the early 1980s.
Class of 1980
DeLorean joined the language around 1980.
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What does “DeLorean” mean?
The word “DeLorean” means a stainless-steel sports car with gullwing doors made by the DeLorean Motor Company, later famous as the time machine in the Back to the Future films. In plain terms, the distinctive silver sports car, best known today as the time-traveling car from the movies.
How do you use “DeLorean” in a sentence?
Here is “DeLorean” used in a sentence: “He restored a rusting DeLorean he found in a barn.”
What part of speech is “DeLorean”?
“DeLorean” is a noun.
Where does the word “DeLorean” come from?
The word “DeLorean” dates back to around 1980. Named after John DeLorean, the American automotive executive whose company built the car in the early 1980s.
