Meanings
McLaren1
plural McLarens · alternative Learn · alternative McClaran · alternative McClaren · alternative McLaurin
- A surname.
McLaren2
- automotiveMcLaren Automotive, a British sports/supercar manufacturer.
Lamborghini, which has built supercars with big 12-cylinder engines for almost 60 years, is one of several supercar makers, including Ferrari and McLaren, that are creating plug-in hybrid sports cars or fully-electric models to meet increasingly stringent carbon emission regulations.
2021 July 7, Peter Valdes-Dapena, “Lamborghini and Lotus unveil last gasoline-only supercars”, in CNN, archived from the original on 02 Dec 2021 - hobbiesMcLaren, a British Formula One race team.
plural McLarens
- A car manufactured by McLaren Automotive or McLaren F1.
On the street, a white McLaren continually speeds north, only to crawl back south again, but few are paying it the attention the driver desires.
2022, Jonathan Escoffery, If I Survive You, 4th Estate (2023), page 153
Origin
From Bruce McLaren, Formula One driver and race team founder.
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