go-kart
Americannoun
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go-karts
plural
noun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of go-kart
First recorded in 1955–60
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Ever since spotting him as an 11-year-old go-kart prodigy, Mercedes had developed the boy from Bologna until he could plug into the car like a living, breathing, custom part.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
It’s next to the waterpark, mini golf course and go-kart track.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
Busch emerged from a childhood in Las Vegas—where he sped a go-kart around his family’s cul-de-sac—to become one of racing’s premier showmen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
Portimao have a very attractive go-kart circuit and we had a Formula 1 race and I met him and his father.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025
I passed the go-kart Richard was building from an old lawnmower.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
The team first spotted ace driver Kimi Antonelli when he was in go-karts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Her plans include going to Disney and Universal, attending a sumo event, visiting Fuji and Hiroshima, and hiring go-karts to drive around Tokyo.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
"I think we can forget everything that we've learnt since go-karts on how to go fast but it will be interesting to learn a new driving style and hopefully find speed with it."
From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 2026
“I was definitely a racer before anything. That was definitely my passion,” said Breidinger, who started driving go-karts in Northern California when she was 9.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2025
Heckle became Hirohito writing letters about love and go-karts, and Jeckle became me and wrote back in letters about love and Jackie Jackson.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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