Phrase guide

race car

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A car designed for use on racetracks in motor racing events.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a fast car that competes in races

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: racer, racing car

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar

Narrower terms: finisher, stock car

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سَيَارَة سِبَاق — car that goes at very fast speeds
  • Chinese Mandarin: 賽車 /赛车 (sàichē) — car that goes at very fast speeds
  • Chinese Mandarin: 跑車 /跑车 (pǎochē) — car that goes at very fast speeds
  • Dutch: racewagen — car that goes at very fast speeds
  • Dutch: raceauto — car that goes at very fast speeds
  • Estonian: võidusõiduauto — car that goes at very fast speeds
  • Finnish: kilpa-auto — car that goes at very fast speeds
  • French: voiture de course — car that goes at very fast speeds
  • German: Rennwagen — car that goes at very fast speeds
  • German: Rennauto — car that goes at very fast speeds
  • Greek: αγωνιστικό αυτοκίνητο (agonistikó aftokínito) — car that goes at very fast speeds
  • Hebrew: מכונית מרוץ (mekhonít meróts) — car that goes at very fast speeds
  • Hungarian: versenyautó — car that goes at very fast speeds
  • Japanese: レーシングカー (rēshingukā) — car that goes at very fast speeds
  • Japanese: レースカー (rēsukā) — car that goes at very fast speeds
  • Khmer: ឡានប្រណាំង (laan-prɑɑnang) — car that goes at very fast speeds
  • Korean: 레이싱 카 (reising ka) — car that goes at very fast speeds
  • Korean: 레이스 카 (reiseu ka) — car that goes at very fast speeds
  • Korean: 경주용 자동차 (gyeongjuyong jadongcha) — car that goes at very fast speeds
  • Lithuanian: bolidas — car that goes at very fast speeds
  • Mongolian: уралдааны машин (uraldaany mašin) — car that goes at very fast speeds
  • Mongolian: ᠤᠷᠤᠯᠳᠤᠭᠠᠨ ᠤ᠋ ᠮᠠᠱᠢᠨ᠋ (urulduɣan u mašin) — car that goes at very fast speeds
  • Navajo: chidí dilwoʼí — car that goes at very fast speeds
  • Polish: bolid — car that goes at very fast speeds
  • Polish: samochód wyścigowy — car that goes at very fast speeds
  • Polish: wyścigówka — car that goes at very fast speeds
  • Portuguese: carro de corrida — car that goes at very fast speeds
  • Portuguese: carro esporte — car that goes at very fast speeds
  • Romanian: mașină de curse — car that goes at very fast speeds
  • Russian: го́ночный автомоби́ль (gónočnyj avtomobílʹ) — car that goes at very fast speeds
  • Russian: го́ночная маши́на (gónočnaja mašína) — car that goes at very fast speeds
  • Spanish: automóvil de carreras — car that goes at very fast speeds
  • Spanish: coche de carreras — car that goes at very fast speeds
  • Swedish: racerbil — car that goes at very fast speeds
  • Turkish: yarış arabası — car that goes at very fast speeds
  • Ukrainian: перего́новий автомобі́ль (perehónovyj avtomobílʹ) — car that goes at very fast speeds
  • Vietnamese: xe đua — car that goes at very fast speeds