race car

noun

US
: a very fast car that is used in professional auto racing

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But most race car drivers use their left foot to brake instead of placing it on the clutch pedal to help brake into the corners, as van Gisbergen and his Supercars colleagues in Australia do. Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 11 July 2025 Pitt had been initially been attached to star opposite Cruise in an early version of the film about race car driver Ken Miles and automotive designer Carroll Shelby from his F1 director Kosinski, who recently directed Cruise in the blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick. EW.com, 7 July 2025 While hosting race car drivers at the White House, President Donald Trump explained his decision to pause country-by-country tariffs, while raising tariffs on goods imported from China, which are now 145%. Louis Jacobson, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 Actor, musician and, yes, race car driver Keanu Reeves is taking in the 109th running of the Indy 500 Sunday as a fan. Cindi Andrews, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for race car

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race car

noun
: a very fast car that is used in professional auto racing
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