Definition of hypermile
hypermile 
verb
- to attempt to maximize gas mileage by making fuel-conserving adjustments to one's car and one's driving techniques.
"Hypermiling" was the New Oxford American Dictionary word of the year for 2008.
Citation from "Word of the Year: 'Hypermiling'", Time, Bryan Walsh, Nov 03 2008 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: vehicles (related to).
Last edited on Apr 16 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Apr 16 2010.
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Other terms relating to 'vehicles (related to)': | |
| Definitions include: to leave or exit quickly. | |
| Definitions include: "transmission". | |
| Definitions include: the "pink slip" of a vehicle. | |
| Definitions include: to accelerate quickly in an automobile, such that the tires don't get traction with the ground and spin freely. | |
| Definitions include: the wheels of an automobile. | |
| Definitions include: a person who lives in a rural area. | |
| Definitions include: the seat behind the passenger seat in a vehicle. | |
| Definitions include: a skid mark made by tires, usually one's car. Origin: the phrase "burn rubber." | |
| Definitions include: on an automobile, a door whose hinge is towards the rear of the car, rather than the front of the car. | |
| Definitions include: any automobile. | |
| Definitions include: a traffic jam. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "piece of shit". | |
| Definitions include: a person who must travel in the trunk of a car because there are no seats left. "Trunky monkies" sometimes get this punishment because of poor behavior. | |
| Definitions include: a mythical automobile component used in jokes. | |
| Definitions include: an automatic transmission. | |
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Other terms relating to 'hyper': | |
| Definitions include: the exceeding of EPA ratings for miles per gallon by hypermiling. | |
| Definitions include: a person who hypermiles. | |
| Definitions include: a time when you're on a natural high, full of energy. | |
Other terms relating to 'mile': | |
| Definitions include: The shortest, fastest cross-country route. | |
| Definitions include: to do something more than what is required. | |
| Definitions include: the exceeding of EPA ratings for miles per gallon by hypermiling. | |
| Definitions include: a person who hypermiles. | |
| Definitions include: to experience what another person experiences. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "your mileage may vary." | |
| Definitions include: In the United States, "your mileage may vary" is the standard disclaimer given along with estimates of the mileage of motor vehicles. | |
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