Indy car

noun

In·​dy car ˈin-dē- How to pronounce Indy car (audio)
: a single-seat open-cockpit racing car with the engine in the rear

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Driver Leon Duray ran his Indy car on ethanol way back in the '20s. Emma Grey Ellis, WIRED, 27 May 2016 How many individuals get to sit in an Indy car at those speeds? Jim Clash, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024 Foster tested an Indy car for the first time in September of 2023 with Andretti Global at Road America. Bruce Martin, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024 All Indy cars have rear-view mirrors these days, but Harroun's Marmon Wasp was the first Indy racecar to have one. George Petras, USA TODAY, 24 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for Indy car 

Word History

Etymology

indy by shortening & alteration from Indianapolis, Indiana

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Indy car was in 1964

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“Indy car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Indy%20car. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.

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