kart

[ kahrt ]

noun

1. a small, light, low-slung, four-wheeled vehicle, usually powered by a gasoline engine, capable of speeds up to 60 miles per hour (96 km/h), and used for racing or recreation.

kart

/ kɑːt /

noun

1. a light low-framed vehicle with small wheels and engine used for recreational racing Also calledgo-cartgo-kart

Word History and Origins

Origin of kart¹

1955–60, Americanism; spelling variant of cart

Example Sentences

She really, really loves Mario Kart.

From BBC

She tells Newsbeat she invited followers to play Mario Kart with her on TikTok, and now has hundreds of friends who can jump into a multiplayer race with her.

From BBC

“There's those who get it at that age, and those that don't, and he got it pretty quickly,” Tiger Kart Club stalwart John Wishart says.

From BBC

And while titles like “Grand Theft Auto” and “Call of Duty” regularly make the bestseller list, so do family-friendly ones like “Minecraft,” “Animal Crossing,” “Madden NFL” and “Mario Kart 8.”

From Los Angeles Times

Above the three-inch scar on Johnson-Thompson's left Achilles tendon is a tattoo of a blue shell, used in the game Mario Kart to wipe out the race leader.

From BBC