Phrase guide

auto racing

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of various sports in which automobiles (motor cars) are raced, either around a track, on roads or across country

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, motor-racing, racing, sports

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the sport of racing automobiles

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: car racing

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: racing

History

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 賽車 /赛车 (sàichē) — sport
  • Finnish: autourheilu — sport
  • French: course automobile — sport
  • Galician: automobilismo — sport
  • Georgian: საავტომობილო რბოლა (saavṭomobilo rbola) — sport
  • Georgian: რბოლა (rbola) — sport
  • Georgian: საავტომობილო შეჯიბრი (saavṭomobilo šeǯibri) — sport
  • German: Autorennen — sport
  • Hungarian: autóversenyzés — sport
  • Icelandic: bílakappakstur — sport
  • Italian: automobilismo — sport
  • Japanese: 自動車競技 (jidōsha kyōgi) — sport
  • Japanese: 自動車レース (jidōsha rēsu) — sport
  • Korean: 자동차 경주 (jadongcha gyeongju) — sport
  • Korean: 자동차 레이스 (jadongcha reiseu) — sport
  • Polish: automobilizm — sport
  • Polish: sport samochodowy — sport
  • Portuguese: automobilismo — sport
  • Romanian: cursă automobilistică — sport
  • Russian: автого́нки (avtogónki) — sport
  • Russian: автомоби́льные го́нки (avtomobílʹnyje gónki) — sport
  • Spanish: automovilismo — sport