stock car
Americannoun
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a standard model of automobile changed in various ways for racing purposes.
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Also called cattle car. Railroads. a boxcar for carrying livestock.
noun
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a car, usually a production saloon, strengthened and modified for a form of racing in which the cars often collide
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( as modifier )
stock-car racing
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Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): cattle truck. a railway wagon designed for carrying livestock
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of stock car
1855–60, stock car for def. 2
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The film introduces us to Ricky Bobby’s family with a gross-out splat, implying the soon-to-be stock car racer was born in the back of a speeding Chevelle driven by his reprobate father.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Why not decorate all of our college athletes like stock car drivers, covering them head to toe in logos for banks, tech companies, candies, soft drinks, sunscreens, insurers, hardware stores and ultraprocessed snacks?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
It’s about competing visions for stock car racing.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2024
The history of the auto racing track located some 50 miles east of Los Angeles, known colloquially as just Fontana, is rich with the biggest names in stock car racing having competed there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2024
When there aren’t any obvious signs of trouble, I return to the ring stock car.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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