Phrase guide
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noun
A car with a frame on casters attached to it (a skid frame), which lowers the effective weight of the car on its tires, allowing easy skids, simulating aquaplaning and driving on ice
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: automotive, education, transport, vehicles
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noun
A car used in skid plate racing (skid car racing) where a front-wheel-drive four-wheeled car has its rear wheels replaced by skid plates
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, motor-racing, racing, sports
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History
From skid + car.
Abbreviation of skid plate racecar.
