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go-cart

[goh-kahrt]
–noun
1. a small carriage for young children to ride in; stroller.
2. a small framework with casters, wheels, etc., in which children learn to walk; walker.
3. a handcart.
4. kart.
5. Northeastern U.S. (formerly) a small horse-drawn cart.

Origin:
1680–90

kart

[kahrt]
–noun
a small, light, low-slung, four-wheeled vehicle, usually powered by a gasoline engine, capable of speeds up to 60 mph (96 km/h), and used for racing or recreation.
Also called go-cart, go-kart.


Origin:
1955–60, Americanism; sp. var. of cart
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go-cart   (gō'kärt')
n.  
  1. A small wagon for children to ride in, drive, or pull.

  2. also go-kart (-kärt') See kart.

  3. A small frame on casters designed to help support a child learning to walk.

  4. A handcart.

  5. A stroller.

kart   (kärt)   
n.  A miniature car used in racing. Also called go-cart.

[Probably from GoKart, a trademark.]
kart'ing n.
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Word Origin & History

go-cart 
1676, originally "a litter, sedan chair;" also "an infant's walker" (1689), from go + cart. The modern form go-kart (1959) was coined in reference to a kind of miniature racing car with a frame body and a two-stoke engine.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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