informal
■ verb (of a vehicle or its engine) make a roaring sound when travelling or running at high speed.
■ noun the roaring sound of an engine or motor vehicle.
Origin
1960s: imitative.
informal
■ verb (of a vehicle or its engine) make a roaring sound when travelling or running at high speed.
■ noun the roaring sound of an engine or motor vehicle.
Origin
1960s: imitative.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004