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(transportation planning) Walking and cycling as means of travel.
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A motor car or motorcycle that is designed to operate on rough ground, and is not necessarily street-legal
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A kind of car in drag racing, usually with a partial body situated behind the exposed engine.
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(automotive, motorsports, figuratively) Ellipsis of Mario Andretti. (a common noun, not a proper noun) ((A) a street racer; (B) a U.S. racecar pilot outside of the U.S.) [(figuratively) Someone who drives fast or recklessly, as if driving a race car.]
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(US) A game for passing the time during car journeys, in which the license plates of other vehicles are interpreted as hands of cards scored similarly to those in poker.
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(historical) A motorsport resembling equestrian polo but using automobiles instead of horses.
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(dated) A motor vehicle operating as a cab, as opposed to earlier horse-drawn cabs.
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(automotive) cruise control
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A dependency upon automobiles / cars
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An enthusiast of automobiles and motoring.
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(dated) The use of automobiles.
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A path, segregated from other traffic, for the use of riders of bicycles
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A roundabout specifically for cyclists.
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(informal) Alternative form of bicycle path [A path, segregated from other traffic, for the use of riders of bicycles]
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A set of modified body parts or additional components to be installed on a stock car.
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A small motor vehicle, such as a dune buggy.
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(intransitive) To participate in a system of car sharing.
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(automotive) A company or individual who builds racing vehicles. In Formula One, constructor status is strictly defined by the rules, but in other motorsports the term is merely a descriptor. Depending on the racing rules, some constructors (e.g. Cosworth) may provide vehicles to racing teams who are not themselves constructors, while others are both teams and constructors (Ducati Corse, Scuderia Ferrari).
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(cycling, countable) A checkpoint along an audax route.
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A path, segregated from other traffic, for the use of riders of bicycles
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Alternative form of cycle path [A path, segregated from other traffic, for the use of riders of bicycles]
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Alternative form of cycle track [a dedicated track or path along which bicycles can be ridden]
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A mathematical problem in which a set of deliveries must be made along a set of available routes between fixed sources and destinations, within limited time periods, and with the possibility of changing vehicles during a trip.
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A heavily modified or custom-built vehicle used in drag racing.
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In particular, the action of operating a motor vehicle.
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An institution where people learn to drive a land vehicle such as a car or motorcycle.
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(automotive) a pickup truck with four wheels on the rear axle, two on each side.
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A recreational vehicle with large tires, designed for use on beaches and sand dunes.
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(motor racing) a team that is wholly or substantially owned and run by (or on behalf of) a car manufacturer, either by an in house organisation or an associated company.
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(motor racing, of a team) Wholly or substantially supported by financial or technical backing from a car manufacturer, but not necessarily contracted to it.
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Alternative form of Fahrvergnügen [Driving pleasure, especially with regard to Volkswagen vehicles.]
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The highest class of motor racing sanctioned by the FIA.
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A drag racing car of a class generally having forward-mounted engines and carbon fiber automotive bodies over the chassis, resembling manufacturers' showroom models.
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A kind of hot rod based on production models from the 1930s to mid-1960s, stripped of extraneous weight and jacked up using a truck beam axle to provide better weight distribution on acceleration.
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Alternative form of go-cart (framework for children learning to walk) [A small, open-wheeled vehicle for racing.]
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A kind of sports car designed for high speeds and long distances, combining performance and luxury attributes.
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(motorsports, Grand Touring Daytona) A racecar sports car that conforms to GT Daytona category specifications.
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A member of the Hells Angels motorcycle club.
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Alternative spelling of hot rod [Typically a passenger vehicle modified to run and/or accelerate faster. The term may be used generically to apply to any car, truck, or motorcycle (et al.) modified for increased speed and/or performance. It may also be used to specifically describe and refer to modified cars from the original (or traditional) era of "hot rods", post World War II and prior to 1960.]
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(by extension, motor racing, automotive) An open-wheel open-cockpit single-seat racecar
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A vehicle (of a particular brand) suitable for rough terrain.
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A vehicle, usually a passenger car, with its suspension system modified so that it rides as low to level ground as possible without dragging.
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(motorsports) McLaren, a British Formula One race team.
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A class of race car, below sprint car, of open-wheel closed-cockpit racing. One of the lowest levels of national competition.
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Any vehicle used in modified racing.
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A large truck designed specifically to perform in monster truck shows, typically based on a lifted pickup truck with oversized wheels and modified suspension.
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(automotive) Synonym of auto show
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Any land-based means of transportation in the form of a machine that operates primarily through a motor consuming fuel in order to provide power to rotate the tires.
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Which can be traveled on by motor cars.
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(intransitive) To travel in a motorcade.
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(intransitive) To ride a motorcycle.
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(chiefly in combination) Having a motor or motors.
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One who drives a motor vehicle.
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The act of motorizing something.
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(Chiefly in the U.S.) A racetrack venue designated especially for the sport of auto racing.
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Causing or setting up motion.
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Acronym of member of the opposite sex.
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The driver of a mototaxi.
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Any of a variety of automobiles, especially American sedans from the 1960s and early 1970s, that are modified to look and perform like race cars and equipped with large, powerful V8 engines that allow for quick acceleration to high speeds; but still designed for travel on regular highways.
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(automotive) (US) A low-speed low-weight short-range vehicle, sometimes referred to as street-legal glorified all-electric golf carts
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(motor racing) A car that other cars drive behind before a race starts.
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Any of various compact, motorized micromobility vehicles allowing an individual to travel at relatively low speeds.
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(motor racing) A type of race car, a racing sports car not based on a production car. A 4-wheeled cockpit-seating car built especially for racing on sports car circuits, that does not use the silhouette related to a consumer road car.
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Synonym of sports prototype
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A car designed for use on race tracks in motor racing events.
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Alternative spelling of race car [A car designed for use on race tracks in motor racing events.]
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A vehicle or other device used for, or designed specifically for, racing.
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(UK, automotive, motor racing) A racecar.
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Alternative form of racing car [(UK, automotive, motor racing) A racecar.]
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A measure of the ability of an off-road vehicle to flex its suspension
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(idiomatic, historical) To be subjected to a punishment most prevalent in the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries in which an offender was made to straddle a fence rail held on the shoulders of two or more bearers. The victim was then paraded around town or taken to the city limits and dumped by the roadside.
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A form of transportation, other than public transport, in which more than one person shares the use of a vehicle, such as a van or car, to make a trip.
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The business of organising ridesharing between available drivers and potential passengers.
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(US, Canada, sports, chiefly attributive) At the venue of the opposing team or competitor; on the road.
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(slang) A motor vehicle, such as a car or a motorbike.
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Any person that makes use of a road, such as a driver, cyclist, motorcyclist, moped rider, pedestrian or horserider.
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A motor vehicle (car or motorcycle) designed for fast acceleration, high speeds, and good handling.
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A small car for making short trips.
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Any of several small vehicles, especially a small motor car for use on short journeys.
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(motor racing) A vehicle employed to lead the competitors in an auto race for the duration of a few laps, with the intention of restricting their speed while a hazard exists on the circuit.
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(automotive) the amount of space required between two vehicles on a roadway in order to maintain a safe following distance
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(racing) A type of small personal vehicle used in racing.
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(motor racing) A version of motocross with dirtbikes equipped with sidecars, and passengers riding them.
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(Philippines) A motorcycle taxi with extension seats on the sides, configured by placing a wooden beam across the pillion.
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Alternative form of slot car [A type of miniature toy car that is fitted into a slot in a track which it is raced around.]
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A vehicle, such as an SUV or wagon, that is not quite as capable as a full-blown off-roader but a step above 'regular' cars (on-roaders), because of increased ground clearance with tyre, wheel, and suspension adjustments and skid plates.
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Alternative spelling of sports car [An automobile designed for high speed and power, tight handling, and flashy looks.]
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A class of race car, above midget car and below outlaw car, of open-wheel closed-cockpit racing.
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A racing car, such as those sanctioned by NASCAR and ARCA, nominally or notionally based on one of the regular production models available for purchase by the public.
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Alternative form of stock car [A racing car, such as those sanctioned by NASCAR and ARCA, nominally or notionally based on one of the regular production models available for purchase by the public.]
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(automotive) A racecar in certain classes of auto racing whose origins are nominally or notionally related to factory-stock autos, such as stock car racing or super-stock drag racing.
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(motorsports) Pertaining to street stock car racing.
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(motor racing) A class of racecar used in supermodified racing
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A kind of premier stock car with a strong roll cage and usually a modified V8 engine.
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(sports cars) A car which can complete a quarter-mile from a standing start in under 10.99 seconds.
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(US, slang, motor racing) A car with understeer, primarily used to describe NASCAR stock cars.
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(motor racing) A type of race car based on a modified production car, that is a sedan or saloon car.
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A driving and motorcycling technique where the brakes are used beyond the entrance to a turn and then gradually released.
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The part of a skateboard or roller skate that joins the wheels to the deck, consisting of a hanger, baseplate, kingpin, and bushings, and sometimes mounted with a riser in between.
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A racing vehicle that is a cross between a truck and a buggy.
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The movement of (motor) vehicles; traffic
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(motor racing) A racing condition where the race steward declares that all race cars must run a similar pace and must not exceed a certain speed, so that they will appear to each follow their own personal imaginary safety car, theoretically maintaining race separations without change, and where they cannot overtake each other.
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