demolition derby


demolition derby

noun

Definition of DEMOLITION DERBY

1
: a contest in which skilled drivers ram old cars into one another until only one car remains running
2
: something that resembles a demolition derby in destructiveness

First Known Use of DEMOLITION DERBY

circa 1953

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