go-cart

[ goh-kahrt ]

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noun

a small carriage for young children to ride in; stroller.
a small framework with casters, wheels, etc., in which children learn to walk; walker.

a handcart.
kart.
Northeastern U.S. (formerly) a small horse-drawn cart.

Origin of go-cart

First recorded in 1680–90

Words Nearby go-cart

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How to use go-cart in a sentence

The little boy ties a string around a stone and drags it through dust and mire with happy conviction that it is a go-cart.
Froebel's Gifts | Kate Douglas Wiggin
One Sunday we were down at the beach strolling along, pushing the go-cart in the twilight.
Tillie | Roger Phillips Graham
As “3.7” tumbled out of his go-cart I looked at my watch and saw it lacked but a few minutes to noon.
The Healthy Life, Vol. V, Nos. 24-28 | Various
Now, little Jim to-day, he was trying to fix his little go-cart and it wouldn't run right, and—and——'
Joe Wilson and His Mates | Henry Lawson
Now he was ready to put those Herculean shoulders at any other bemired and rickety no-go-cart.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for go-cart

go-cart

noun

mainly US and Canadian a small wagon for young children to ride in or pull
mainly US and Canadian a light frame on casters or wheels that supports a baby learning to walk: Brit word: baby-walker

motor racing See kart
another word for handcart

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