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stock car

stock car noun: a racing car, such as those sanctioned by NASCAR and ARCA, nominally or notionally based on one of the regular production models available for purchase by the public.

stock car: a racing car, such as those sanctioned by NASCAR and ARCA, nominally or notionally based on one of...
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Noun

stock car (plural stock cars)

  1. A racing car, such as those sanctioned by NASCAR and ARCA, nominally or notionally based on one of the regular production models available for purchase by the public.
    • Stock cars can't have all the modifications of other racing cars.
  2. A railway car for carrying livestock.
    Synonyms:
    livestock car

Synonyms of stock car

Forms of stock car

pluralstock cars
alternative formstockcar

Questions about stock car

What does stock car mean?
Stock car means a racing car, such as those sanctioned by NASCAR and ARCA, nominally or notionally based on one of the regular production models available for purchase by the public.
What part of speech is stock car?
Stock car is a noun.
What is the plural of stock car?
The plural of stock car is stock cars.

Words near stock car in the dictionary

  1. stock bowlers
  2. stock boy
  3. stock boys
  4. stock bubble
  5. stock bubbles
  6. stock car
  7. stock cars
  8. stock certificate
  9. stock certificates
  10. stock character
  11. stock characters

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