race car

noun

US
: a very fast car that is used in professional auto racing

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Hinchcliffe’s transition from driving a race car to talking about race cars came easily. Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 Each week, The Athletic asks the same 12 questions to a different race car driver. Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025 Think of it as the difference between taking a luxury C-class vehicle for a spin versus zooming along in Lewis Hamilton’s grand prix race car (Coanda, of course, being the latter). Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2025 The Movie follows Sonny Hayes (Pitt), an aging race car driver who bounces from race to race to find moments of glory. Rudie Obias, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for race car

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“Race car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/race%20car. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.

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race car

noun
: a very fast car that is used in professional auto racing
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