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go-cart

American  
[goh-kahrt] / ˈgoʊˌkɑrt /

noun

  1. a small carriage for young children to ride in; stroller.

  2. a small framework with casters, wheels, etc., in which children learn to walk; walker.

  3. a handcart.

  4. kart.

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

go-cart British  

noun

  1. a small wagon for young children to ride in or pull

  2. Brit word: baby-walker.  a light frame on casters or wheels that supports a baby learning to walk

  3. motor racing See kart

  4. another word for handcart

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of go-cart

First recorded in 1680–90

Example Sentences

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The goldfish go-cart uses the laser sensing technology lidar, an onboard camera, and motion detection software to track the fish’s location in the tank.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 4, 2022

An unassuming machine resembling a teched-out, canary yellow go-cart, it carries a water tank and a shoebox-size PC; the latter uses information from onboard sensors to move around without crashing into obstacles.

From Scientific American • Oct. 29, 2021

When Grohl later moved to Shoreline, he lived close enough to the studio he could drive there in his go-cart.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2021

Police said Mingo took a teenage family member and the alleged victim to an amusement park and go-cart track during the Fourth of July weekend.

From Fox News • Jul. 12, 2021

The days of using a shopping cart as a go-cart, pushing it to the top of a hill, and letting gravity pull them down to the bottom were over.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

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