stock car
noun
a standard model of automobile changed in various ways for racing purposes.
Also called cattle car. Railroads. a boxcar for carrying livestock.
Origin of stock car
11855–60, Americanismfor def. 2
Other words from stock car
- stock-car, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for stock car
stock car
noun
a car, usually a production saloon, strengthened and modified for a form of racing in which the cars often collide
(as modifier): stock-car racing
US and Canadian a railway wagon designed for carrying livestock: Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): cattle truck
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