steel horses

Two-wheeled road machines

Steel horses is a poetic or literary term for motorcycles, emphasizing their power and the freedom associated with riding them.

The phrase evokes the image of horses as vehicles of travel and adventure, now rendered in metal and engine: He spent his retirement years riding steel horses across the country.

Less commonly, the term applies to trains or locomotives.

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horsepower · fuel tank · rolling thunder · Easy Rider · adventures · exhaust · chrome · biker culture · road warriors · highways · freedom · ride · Bon Jovi · speeds · open road · open highway · asphalt jungle · custom bikes

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material/composition

steel horseshorses

Large domesticated hoofed mammals

equines · horse and buggy · covered wagons · horse-drawn carriages · mules

literal vs. figurative equine

steel horseshorses

Large domesticated hoofed mammals

equines · mustangs · stallions · mares · ponies

Family

steel, horse, steels, steeled, steeling, steely, horses, horsed, horsing

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G