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honda

n. 1 A closed loop or eyelet at one end of a lariat, through which the other end of the rope is passed to form a much larger loop 2 A grommet or other device intended to strengthen or otherwise improve a simple rope honda

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is a Japanese public mutinational conglomerate corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of automobiles, aircraft, motorcycles, and power equipment.

Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, as well as the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, producing more than 14 million internal combustion engines each year. Honda became the second-largest Japanese automobile manufacturer in 2001. Honda was the eighth largest automobile manufacturer in the world behind General Motors, Volkswagen Group, Toyota, Hyundai Motor Group, Ford, Nissan, and PSA Peugeot Citroën in 2011.

Honda was the first Japanese automobile manufacturer to release a dedicated luxury brand, Acura, in 1986. Aside from their core automobile and motorcycle businesses, Honda also manufactures garden equipment, marine engines, personal watercraft and power generators, and other products. Since 1986, Honda has been involved with artificial intelligence/robotics research and released their ASIMO robot in 2000. They have also ventured into aerospace with the establishment of GE Honda Aero Engines in 2004 and the Honda HA-420 HondaJet, which began production in 2012. Honda has three joint-ventures in China ( Honda China, Dongfeng Honda, and Guangqi Honda).

In 2013, Honda invested about 5.7% (US$6.8 billion) of its revenues in research and development. Also in 2013, Honda became the first Japanese automaker to be a net exporter to the United States, exporting 108,705 Honda and Acura models, while importing only 88,357.

Honda (disambiguation)

Honda can refer to:

Honda (surname)

Honda (written: 本田 lit. "root field" or "origin field", 本多 lit. "root/origin many" or 誉田 lit. "honor field") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Akihiko Honda, Japanese boxing promoter
  • A. Honda, one of the two manga artists under the pen name Akira Himekawa
  • Gene Honda, public address announcer of the Chicago White Sox
  • Hiroshi Honda (1910-1970), American painter
  • Ishirō Honda, film director
  • Katsuichi Honda, journalist
  • Keiji Honda, game developer
  • Keisuke Honda, football player for A.C. Milan
  • Kotaro Honda, inventor
  • Masaji Honda (1897–1984), Japanese botanist
  • Mike Honda, U.S. Congressman (D-CA), 2001–present
  • Minako Honda (Minako Kudo), Japanese singer
  • Soichiro Honda, founder of Honda Motor Company
  • Honda Tadakatsu (Honda Heihachirō), samurai general from Japanese history
  • Taira Honda, Japanese mathematician
  • Takeshi Honda, Japanese figure skater
  • Takeshi Honda (animator), Director, animator and character designer
  • Toshiyuki Honda, Japanese jazz musician and composer
  • Yoko Honda, actor
  • Yuichi Honda, baseball player
  • Yuka Honda, musician

Fictional characters:

  • E. Honda, character in Street Fighter
  • Hayato Honda, a character in Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo
  • Hiroto Honda (Tristan Taylor), character in the Yu-Gi-Oh! universe
  • Keiko Honda, character in Crayon Shin-chan
  • Kyoko Honda and Tohru Honda, characters in Fruits Basket
  • Mami Honda, character in Gals!
  • Piston Hondo, formerly known as Piston Honda; a character in the Punch-Out!! series.
  • Shigekuni Honda, central character in The Sea of Fertility quartet by Yukio Mishima
  • Kiku Honda, the human name for Japan from Hetalia: Axis Powers

Usage examples of "honda".

Los de a pie que no llevan escopetas tienen lanza, flecha, y honda con su provision de piedras en un bolson como de granaderos.

On the same night Helen was brooding unhappily in her Honda, the Kraut was rubbing knees with L.

Breckenridge, knocking down huge numbers of Ponderosa pines and burying everything in its path, but not Kent and Bodine, who were still in their Honda, trying to keep warm and survive on a box of Tic-Tacs and an old donut Kent found in the glove compartment.

Ford Taurus rental up to her aging blue Honda Civic with the Nurses Make It Better sticker on its rusting bumper.

Over the sound of the shower he heard her humming one of the all-alike bouzouki tunes from their honeymoon radio in the Honda.

I drive from rural Selma to Fresno each morning on a congested freeway, fighting traffic with thousands of young Hispanic girls in new Hondas, on their way from rural towns like Fowler, Parlier and Woodlake to jobs in health care, law, government and education in Fresno.

A couple of minutes later, Ana opened the door to find Flint outside, sitting astride the enormous red and yellow Honda, revving it urgently and proffering a crash helmet.

Honda shot forward, rattled and splashed across the ditch, and slammed into the trunk of the redwood.

He drove back to El Cementerio Encinal, music up loud, this time in blazing sunlight, same scrungy Honda Civic, but without a broken taillight, and nothing in the back seat to make a bored beat cop say what the hell.

Like the coils of a sidewinder, the truck and the Honda swayed back and forth across the narrow roadway, coming dangerously close to the sheer drop on the right side.

The car between Andi and the Honda changed lanes as well, pulling behind Francois to swing around the bus.

The picture had clearly been taken in Bonita Vista--the sweep of pines leading south to the canyon lands could be seen in the background--and had been taken fairly recently: there was the hood and front end of a new Honda Accord visible on the left half of the photo.

She got into her little Honda and headed for or New York-which was what most Brooklynites called Manhattan.

She drove the Honda alone to work, heading south on the Gettysburg road, along the foot of Catoctin Mountain.

She took down the tag number then relayed this to Rhyme, who said he would in turn put out another vehicle locator request, in addition to the one on the Honda, and tell the Port Authority police to pass the word to the toll takers at the bridges and tunnels, on the assumption that the immigrants were headed for Chinatown in Manhattan.