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skid car

skid car noun: 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.

Noun (1)

skid car (plural skid cars)

  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

Noun (2)

skid car (plural skid cars)

  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

Forms of skid car

pluralskid cars
alternative formskidcar

Origin of skid car

From skid + car.

Abbreviation of skid plate racecar.

Questions about skid car

What does skid car mean?
Skid car means 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.
What part of speech is skid car?
Skid car is a noun.
What is the plural of skid car?
The plural of skid car is skid cars.

Words near skid car in the dictionary

  1. skibobbers
  2. skibobbing
  3. skibobs
  4. skicross
  5. skid
  6. skid car
  7. skid cars
  8. skid flip
  9. skid flips
  10. skid lid
  11. skid lids

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