kart
Americannoun
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karts
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of kart
1955–60, spelling variant of cart
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John McLellan is not old enough to have a driver’s license at 13 years old, but the Redondo Beach teenager has been racing kart cars at speeds nearing 80 mph in Italy this month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
For example, a top level, race-winning kart chassis can cost upwards of £4,000 - and that's without an engine.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026
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
A blue shell comes whizzing out of nowhere and hits her kart right as she’s about to cross the finish line.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
Reaching Formula 1, the highest level of international motor sport, is a big step for Logan Sargeant, 22, a South Florida native who began racing rudimentary cars known as karts when he was 6.
From New York Times ● May 13, 2023
“When I was racing go karts, I couldn’t wait for the winter to be over so I could go racing. That’s where I’m at all over again.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 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
A few months into development, when they had a prototype of two karts featuring generic racers of guys in overalls, they decided to see how Mario would look in the game.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2022
Their karts zoom along a rainbow-colored road that tunnels through the center of a galaxy.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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