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racing stripe

racing stripe noun: vertical or longitudinal bands painted on vehicles to evoke speed and high performance.

racing stripe: vertical or longitudinal bands painted on vehicles to evoke speed and high performance
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Noun

racing stripe (plural racing stripes)

  1. Vertical or longitudinal bands painted on vehicles to evoke speed and high performance.
  2. One in a set of diagonal stripes (usually orange and blue) painted on the hulls of Coast Guard vessels to serve as a highly visible, international identifier for search and rescue or law enforcement craft.

Forms of racing stripe

pluralracing stripes

Questions about racing stripe

What does racing stripe mean?
Racing stripe means vertical or longitudinal bands painted on vehicles to evoke speed and high performance.
What part of speech is racing stripe?
Racing stripe is a noun.
What is the plural of racing stripe?
The plural of racing stripe is racing stripes.

Words near racing stripe in the dictionary

  1. racing out of the traps
  2. racing pigeon
  3. racing pigeons
  4. racing prototype
  5. racing prototypes
  6. racing stripe
  7. racing stripes
  8. racing thoughts
  9. racing-car
  10. racing-cars
  11. racinglike

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