racing 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

“That’s faster than a racing car in a straightaway. It’s a new and dangerous world.”

From Los Angeles Times

As part of the Kremlin efforts to project an image of an action-loving and physically strong leader, Putin also took a co-pilot’s seat in an amphibious plane, flew a paraglider and drove a racing car and heavy trucks.

From Seattle Times

Tost himself isn't sure what his next move will be, but it won't be an "old life crisis" behind the wheel of a racing car again.

From BBC

"Most of what you see is as always to control the front-wheel wake, which in any open-wheel racing car is a big thing, and maximising the shape of the underside is the key to the whole thing."

From BBC

The Information Machine, read an ad from the era, “puts you inside the mind of a racing car driver at 120 miles an hour” and explores “the mysteries of a woman’s mind as she plans the seating of a dinner party.”

From Los Angeles Times