go-kart
Americannoun
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go-karts
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of go-kart
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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It’s next to the waterpark, mini golf course and go-kart track.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 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
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
Apparently, I bought the last go-kart in Tennessee.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2025
I’d probably look silly on that go-kart, just like I'd look silly matching steps with some boy in the multipurpose room at school.
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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
He gives visitors tours in go-karts and occasionally plays pickup soccer on the lawn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 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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