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drag race

–noun
a race between two or more automobiles starting from a standstill, the winner being the car that can accelerate the fastest.
Also called drag.


Origin:
1940–45


drag racer, noun
drag racing, noun
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drag race  
n.  A race between two cars to determine which can accelerate faster from a standstill.

[From drag, an automobile (slang).]
drag racer n., drag racing n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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