race car

noun

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

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Head back to 2005 with Herbie: Fully Loaded, which stars Lohan as Maggie, an aspiring race car driver who ends up behind the wheel of the iconic Love Bug, Herbie, who first appeared in a movie back in 1968. Kara Nesvig, Parents, 21 Aug. 2025 The couple met in January 1983 in St. Barts, while Brinkley was on a break from her relationship with French race car driver Olivier Chandon de Brailles. Victoria Edel, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025 According to Coronel, a former race car driver from the Netherlands, Hamilton's posture concerned him. Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025 Time may be a luxury, but Tiffany & Co. gives it form—specifically, the form of a race car and an airplane, created as horological sculptures that both function and charm. India Brown, Robb Report, 14 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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race car

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