race car

noun

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

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Watches, rings and race car helmets When Final Four teams arrived in Indianapolis, they were gifted a race car helmet and watches, which led to Hurley’s speech about coming for rings, not watches, as soon as the team got off the plane. Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2026 Lamborghini never officially built a Countach race car, but the most famous Raging Bull of them all spent plenty of time at the track at the beginning of the 1980s. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2026 Glover, born in 1976 in Pomona, was an adrenaline junkie who dreamed of being everything from a stuntman to a race car driver. Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026 That’s because Muniz has transitioned out of acting in recent years and has pivoted full-time to being a race car driver on the NASCAR circuit. Zack Sharf, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026 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 7 Apr. 2026.

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race car

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