racing car

Also race·car,

noun

1. a car used for racing, as a specially designed and modified car or stock car.

Word History and Origins

Origin of racing car¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

“I love racing cars because of the thrill of it, passing cars, getting passed, going 130 mph in the straightaway,” he said.

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Police in the Czech Republic have finally arrested the driver of a Formula 1-type racing car which had been spotted on the motorway on numerous occasions since 2019.

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Now 17, the Glasgow teenager has made history by becoming Scotland's first wheelchair-using racing car driver.

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The actor stars alongside Brad Pitt in F1: The Movie and had to spend months learning how to drive the racing cars before shooting.

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"I definitely don’t want to be racing in F1 until I’m 40 years old. You only live once and I don’t want to spend half of it racing cars."

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