go-kart

American  

[goh-kahrt] / ˈgoʊˌkɑrt /

noun

• go-karts
  plural

1. kart.

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go-kart British  

noun

1. See kart

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• go-karts
  plural

Etymology

Origin of go-kart

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

go-kart go-karts

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

After the Tiguan, the low, deeply stanced GTI feels like a particularly well-appointed go-kart.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026

There’s a version of it where I’m pursuing the bus on a bike rig that is fueled by a motor, almost like a small go-kart.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2025

The only boy who would ask me to dance was on the other side of the Golden Gate Bridge, riding down a hill on his go-kart.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia

He gives visitors tours in go-karts and occasionally plays pickup soccer on the lawn.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026

When she started out, driving go-karts aged 14, Robertson remembers typically being the only girl on track.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 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