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skid car en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

From skid + car.

Meanings

  1. 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

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skid car en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Abbreviation of skid plate racecar.

Meanings

  1. 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

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Relateds

drift racing