Phrase guide

bumper car

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A small electric-powered vehicle encircled with a rubber bumper, used in an amusement ride.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a small low-powered electrically powered vehicle driven on a special platform where there are many others to be dodged

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Dodgem

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vehicle

History

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Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: stampkar — vehicle
  • Catalan: auto de xoc — vehicle
  • Catalan: cotxe de xoc — vehicle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 碰碰車 /碰碰车 (pèngpèngchē) — vehicle
  • Danish: radiobil — vehicle
  • Dutch: botsauto — vehicle
  • Finnish: törmäilyauto — vehicle
  • French: auto tamponneuse — vehicle
  • French: auto-tamponneuse — vehicle
  • German: Autoscooter — vehicle
  • German: Autoskooter — vehicle
  • Greek: συγκρουόμενο (sygkrouómeno) — vehicle
  • Hungarian: dodzsem — vehicle
  • Indonesian: hantam kendara — vehicle
  • Italian: autoscontro — vehicle
  • Japanese: バンパーカー (banpākā) — vehicle
  • Korean: 범퍼카 (beompeoka) — vehicle
  • Norwegian: radiobil — vehicle
  • Polish: autodrom — vehicle
  • Portuguese: carrinho de choque — vehicle
  • Portuguese: carrinho bate-bate — vehicle
  • Spanish: auto chocón — vehicle
  • Spanish: auto chocador — vehicle
  • Spanish: carro chocón — vehicle
  • Spanish: carro chocador — vehicle
  • Spanish: coche de choque — vehicle
  • Spanish: carrito chocón — vehicle
  • Swedish: radiobil — vehicle
  • Vietnamese: xe điện đụng — vehicle