Mustang Definition

mŭstăng
noun
A small wild or half-wild horse of the W Plains of the U.S.
Webster's New World

(U.S. military slang) A merchant marine who joined the U.S. Navy as a commissioned officer during the American Civil War.

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(U.S. military slang, generalized) A commissioned officer who started military service as an enlisted person.

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Noun

Singular:
mustang
Plural:
mustangs

Origin of Mustang

  • American Spanish mesteño, mestengo stray animal from Old Spanish from mesta association of livestock owners from Medieval Latin (animālia) mixta assorted (animals) from Latin neuter pl. past participle of miscēre to mix meik- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Mexican Spanish mestengo, from Spanish mesteño (“feral animal").

    From Wiktionary

Mustang Sentence Examples

  • Megan immediately recognized the shiny blue mustang when it emerged from the brush that bordered the drive.

  • The little mustang responded smoothly under his loving guidance.

  • The mustang was gone when she stopped at his apartment.

  • Their licensed lines of Chevrolet, Marilyn Monroe, Elvis, Ford Mustang, and Coca Cola, all perfectly illustrate the pioneering personality that is embraced by the American sprit.

  • When she arrived, the mustang was parked so close to the apartment that she had to walk around it to climb the stairs.

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Words Starting With

MMUMUS

Words Ending With

GNGANG

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Words Starting With M and Ending With G

Starts With M & Ends With GStarts With MU & Ends With GStarts With M & Ends With NG

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With M7 Letter Words Ending With G