stock car

noun

1. a car kept in dealers' stock for regular sales

• Hypernyms: ↑car, ↑auto, ↑automobile, ↑machine, ↑motorcar

2. a racing car with the basic chassis of a commercially available car

• Hypernyms: ↑racer, ↑race car, ↑racing car

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noun

Etymology: stock (IV)

1. : an automotive vehicle of a model and type produced commercially and kept in stock for regular sales

2. : a racing car having the basic chassis of a commercially produced assembly-line model

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—stock-car, adj.

1. a standard model of automobile changed in various ways for racing purposes.

2. Also called cattle car. Railroads. a boxcar for carrying livestock.

[1855-60, Amer. for def. 2]

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stock car noun

1. A specially adapted and strengthened ordinary saloon car used for a type of racing (stock car racing) in which cars are often damaged or destroyed in collisions

2. A cattle-truck (N American)

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Main Entry: ↑stock

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stock car UK US noun [countable] [singular stock car plural stock cars]

an ordinary car that has been changed for racing, or an old car used for racing

Thesaurus: racing with cars and other vehicles_hyponym types of car_hypernym sports events and competitions_hyponym

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stock car,

1. a standard passenger car modified for racing: »

A stock car racer can be almost anything from a Cadillac convertible to a jig-saw puzzle on wheels (Newsweek).

2. (originally) a car kept in stock; any standard automobile.

3. a railroad freight car for livestock.

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n.

1) an ordinary car that has been modified for racing

2) a railroad car for transporting livestock

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noun, pl ⋯ cars [count]

: a car used for racing that has the same basic structure as a car normally sold to the public but has a more powerful engine, a stronger frame, etc.

— often used before another noun

stock car racing

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ˈstock car [stock car stock cars] noun

an ordinary car that has been made stronger for use in ↑stock-car racing