mini-cup

Noun

mini-cup (plural mini-cups)

1. miniature racecar.
   • Getting on the racing circuit wasn't as difficult as some of the fire training that Brechl experienced. Brechl said, " I went to a mini-cup race as a spectator in 1995, and was asked if I could substitute for one of the drivers. I had never raced a miniature-sized car before, but ended up beating...1994, Airstream - Issues 5-12, page 3
   • ... library managed to get the library logo on a mini-cup race car driven by Shelly Morgan at the Ona Speedway1997, West Virginia Libraries - Volumes 50-51
2. extra-small cup
   • This mini-cup ramen is popular as a snack to be given to children between meals. It is also taken for the soup of a casual meal. The demand for the mini-cup is already 10% more than that of the regular cup.1986, Diamond's Economic Journal Industria - Volume 16, page 12
   • The incident light beam was not blocked by the mini-cup, which also facilitates the addition of reagents such as matrix modifiers.1990, K. S. Subramanian, Govindaraja V. Iyengar, Kensaku Okamoto, Biological Trace Element Research: Multidisciplinary Perspectives
3. (sailboat racing) A race that is modeled after, but smaller than, the America's Cup.
   • After eliminations in four Southern California areas, the number one teams will race in early February in a mini-cup series.1971 March, “Best Test In the West”, in MotorBoating, volume 127, number 3
   • The pros will instruct you about your position before you set off for the race course in the waters off Phillipsburg for an exciting three-hour mini-cup regatta.2000 January-October, “Twelves in St. Maarten”, in Cruising World, volume 26, numbers 1-10, page 131