kart

American  

[kahrt] / kɑrt /

noun

karts plural

1. a small, light, low-slung, four-wheeled vehicle, usually powered by a gasoline engine, capable of speeds up to 60 miles per hour (96 km/h), and used for racing or recreation.

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kart British  

/ kɑːt /

noun

1. Also called: go-cart.   go-kart.  a light low-framed vehicle with small wheels and engine used for recreational racing

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• karts
  plural

Etymology

Origin of kart

1955–60, spelling variant of cart

Example Sentences

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kart karts

Reddick began kart racing as a 4-year-old in Northern California.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026

He’s won kart races in Spain and was the fastest driver at the Mexico F4 Series test.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2025

On his return to Ireland, he bought a kart, and won the Irish championship at his first attempt in 1971.

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2025

The council's investigation found the guard may have been missing "for some time" and Ruwaida's kart might not have been checked by a mechanic for more than a month.

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2024

I looked up, and they were all standing around me with Hirohito’s go- kart.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia

No. But there are go-karts in the video game Mario Kart, so in karts they go.

From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2023

The second of his two titles was with Renault in 2006 — when Verstappen was a nine-year-old racing karts.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2023

He’s a plump plumber with pluck and know-how, as adept at driving fast racing karts as he is playing tennis and golf, or running and jumping through fantastical worlds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2023

As a result, they decided to go with karts.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2022

As she struggles to get her kart moving again, the other karts zoom past her.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu