stock car

noun

1
: a latticed railroad boxcar for carrying livestock
2
: a racing car having the basic chassis of a commercially produced assembly-line model

Examples of stock car in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web As the plaintiffs tell it, NASCAR has too much control over premier stock racing series and abuses that control to suppress competition and curtail economic opportunities for stock car racing teams and potential rivals. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2024 Andretti is the son of racing legend Mario Andretti, 84, who won an F1 driver’s championship in 1978, the 1969 Indianapolis 500 and the Dayton 500 stock car race in 1967. Bill Koenig, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024 The lawsuit claims too much of NASCAR's operations are conducted in secret and to the benefit of CEO Jim France, the son of NASCAR founder Bill France Sr., and their ruling stock car family. David K. Li, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024 They also are prevented from participating in any other stock car races. Jessica Golden,sara Eisen, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stock car 

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Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of stock car was in 1858

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“Stock car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock%20car. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

stock car

noun
: a racing car that is similar to regular cars

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