Dictionary

kart en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /kɑɹt/ (General-American)

Etymology

Short for go-kart, an alteration of go-cart.

Meanings

1. A go-cart.
2. (attributive) A subgenre of racing game with cartoonish characters, unrealistic physics and a focus on battling with power-ups and weapons.
   • For our kart racer , we will start by investigating common elements in similar games that we will need to bring to life 2012 July 26, Jeff W. Murray, Game Development for iOS with Unity3D, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 102:
   • As there have been many kart games since Mario Kart. Before Mario Kart racing games were generally the same. This new style caught like fire. 2021 June 22, Adam Jeremy Capps, The Game Maker's Bible: An All You Need Book To Create A Great Game, Adam Jeremy Capps, page 46:
   • However, the tracks in a kart racing game tend to be a little bit wackier than your average racer and this was no different – loop-de-loops, racing upside down, and right-angle corners were all commonplace. 2024 February 23, Paul Roberts, Game AI Uncovered: Volume One, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 71:
3. (attributive) A subgenre of racing game with cartoonish characters, unrealistic physics and a focus on battling with power-ups and weapons. ▸ A vehicle in such a game.

Forms

Deriveds

superkart

Synonyms

mascot racer · mascot racer

kart en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /kɑɹt/ (General-American)

Etymology

Short for go-kart, an alteration of go-cart.

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To ride in a go-cart.

Forms