go-kart

American

[goh-kahrt] / ˈgoʊˌkɑrt /

noun

kart.

go-kart British

noun

See kart

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Etymology

Origin of go-kart

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

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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

Meals tried hang-gliding at Dockweiler Beach, fencing on the Santa Monica border, rock climbing in Chatsworth, boxing and go-kart racing in Sylmar, weightlifting at Muscle Beach in Venice.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 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

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