Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An automobile used for racing.

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  • noun A car for racing.

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Examples

  • Kids get stickers to personalize their headgear, coloring books and information about unquestionably cool helmet-wearers, such as racecar drivers and firefighters.

    Getting These Cyclists to Use Helmets Is Like Tilting at Windmills Daniel Michaels 2010

  • This kind of racecar/SUV hybrid is as adventurous as a car can get and will do virtually anything you want it to.

    Best Adventure Cars 2006

  • To get our project "racecar" well on track, we carefully used integrated teams of ERP implementation experts and user experts.

    SearchOracle: Oracle news and trends Contributor(editor@searchoracle.com Carol Francum 2010

  • To get our project "racecar" well on track, we carefully used integrated teams of ERP implementation experts and user experts.

    SearchOracle: Oracle news and trends Contributor(editor@searchoracle.com Carol Francum 2010

  • Well, later that afternoon we were to go and purchase a 1994 Camaro that was someone's "racecar".

    Jalopnik 2009

  • To get our project "racecar" well on track, we carefully used integrated teams of ERP implementation experts and user experts.

    SearchOracle: Oracle news and trends Carol Francum, Contributor(editor@searchoracle.com 2009

  • What's interesting is that the company retained many of the road-going features in the racecar, meaning that if you're the comic relief for a successful car show, driving it on the road may not be such a bad idea.

    Jalopnik 2008

  • What's interesting is that the company retained many of the road-going features in the racecar, meaning that if you're the comic relief for a successful car show, driving it on the road may not be such a bad idea.

    Jalopnik 2008

  • Give me a palindrome -- minimum length of eight characters, so "racecar" is ineligible -- and answer this question as well: Who won the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series this year?

    Destructoid 2008

  • The goal is to get a nutrient-balanced eating occasion in about every three hours (I teach kids using the "racecar" analogy -- we need "pit stops" where we get gas (carbs), air in the tires (protein), and clean the windshield (healthy fats).

    Ashley Koff: Back to School: Recipe(s) for Success 2009

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