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elephant races

elephant races is the plural of elephant race.

Meaning of elephant race

Noun

elephant race (plural elephant races)

  1. A situation in which one truck tries to overtake another at a slightly higher speed, blocking the road for passenger car drivers behind.
    • The faster trucker often feels forced to get out of their lane to maintain speed, but this causes an elephant race. At a difference of 3-5 MPH, it might take several minutes before the faster driver has both passed the slower truck and moved far enough ahead to get back in their lane.2020 November 12, “The Elephant Race Explained”, in Gulf South Law Firm, archived from the original on 29 Jan 2026

Questions about elephant races

What is elephant races the plural of?
Elephant races is the plural of elephant race.

Words near elephant races in the dictionary

  1. elephant legs
  2. Elephant Moraine
  3. elephant paper
  4. elephant polo
  5. elephant race
  6. elephant races
  7. elephant seal
  8. elephant seals
  9. elephant shrew
  10. elephant shrews
  11. elephant skin

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