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BARNEY OLDFIELD
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• BARNEY OLDFIELD (noun)
The noun BARNEY OLDFIELD has 1 sense:
1. United States race driver who was the first to drive faster than a mile a minute (1878-1946)
Familiarity information: BARNEY OLDFIELD used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States race driver who was the first to drive faster than a mile a minute (1878-1946)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Barney Oldfield; Berna Eli Oldfield; Oldfield
Instance hypernyms:
automobile driver; race driver; racer (someone who drives racing cars at high speeds)
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