slot car

noun

: an electric toy racing car with a pin underneath that fits into a groove on a track for guidance

Examples of slot car in a Sentence

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On the Nascar side, Hendrick Motorsports partnered with Carrera to provide an exclusive offering of slot cars, the popular at-home racecars that enables competition within a household. Joseph Wolkin, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024 Since the 1950s, television, slot cars, plastic models and other diversions have diluted the attraction of model trains. George Petras, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024 Click here for more photos of the Slot Mods Porsche 917 Le Mans slot car track in photos. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2023 Getting his first slot car racing set. Mary Grace Keller, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 16 Aug. 2020 The second area has slot car racing, a kind of racing with powered miniature vehicles. Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 16 Nov. 2022 Jimmy Attard, 68 of Dearborn, has one of the biggest slot car tracks in the country. Freep.com, 1 Apr. 2022 Scalextric has started putting computer chips in its digital slot car sets, but this 1/32-scale analog set races like the slot cars of the old days. Matt Jancer, Wired, 17 Nov. 2021 There's a lot more skill in slot car racing than meets the eye. Matt Jancer, Wired, 17 Nov. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of slot car was in 1966

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“Slot car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slot%20car. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

slot car

noun
: a toy racing car that fits into a groove and is guided electrically by remote control
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