dragster
[ drag-ster ]
/ ˈdræg stər /
noun
an automobile designed and built specifically for drag racing, especially on a ¼-mi. (402-meter) or ⅛-mi. (201-meter) drag strip.
a person who races such an automobile.
Nearby words
- dragonnades,
- dragonroot,
- dragoon,
- dragrope,
- dragsaw,
- dragsville,
- draguignan,
- dragée,
- drahthaar,
- drail
Origin of dragster
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Examples from the Web for dragster
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dragster
/ (ˈdræɡstə) /
noun
a car specially built or modified for drag racing
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dragster
1954, from drag (n.) in the racing sense + -ster, perhaps abstracted from roadster.
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