dragster

[ drag-ster ]

/ ˈdræg stər /

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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, dragster, dragsville, draguignan, dragée, drahthaar, drail

Origin of dragster

First recorded in 1945–50; drag + -ster

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Examples from the Web for dragster

You suffered a terrible crash in a dragster called Vampire back in 2006 that resulted in hospitalization and brain damage.
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British Dictionary definitions for dragster

dragster

/ (ˈdræɡstə) /

noun

a car specially built or modified for drag racing

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