stock car

noun

1. a standard model of automobile changed in various ways for racing purposes.
2. Also called cattle car. Railroads. a boxcar for carrying livestock.

stock car

noun

1. 1. a car, usually a production saloon, strengthened and modified for a form of racing in which the cars often collide
   2. ( as modifier )

      stock-car racing

2. a railway wagon designed for carrying livestock Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)cattle truck

Other Words From

• stock-car adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of stock car¹

1855–60, Americanism stock car fordef 2

Example Sentences

As I found out in 2018, stock car racing is no place for luddites.

From Ars Technica

There were times in a stock car, because it’s so hot inside of the car, the oil and water pipes run right underneath the seat.

From Ozy

They must have been harnessed up together beforehand in a stock car somewhere.

From Project Gutenberg

It was true: the passengers of the Oklahoma were crowded like cattle on a Kansas stock-car.

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We are running a stock car against some heavy foreign racing machines; the chance of winning is slight.

From Project Gutenberg

A freight locomotive and an empty stock car rolled out of the siding, and we took our places therein, men and horses together.

From Project Gutenberg

He was thrown into a stock car, without a bed or blanket, and hauled over the rough, jolting road to Andersonville.

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