demolition derby

noun

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

Examples of demolition derby in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Every Sunday is just a demolition derby, masked by metal and our feverish collective, institutionalized blood lust. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 July 2026

Chief Daniel Mielke will also be participating in Motorhome Madness, a demolition derby that helps support Rady Children’s Health, formerly CHOC. — Terri Daxon, Oc Register, 23 July 2026

The blue-eyed Ligon also starred as a hillbilly demolition derby driver in 1971’s Jump (also known as Fury on Wheels) and appeared two years later in another movie revolving around car racing, The Last American Hero, starring Jeff Bridges. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026

Men In Blazers Canada’s first-ever World Cup victory, a 6-0 demolition derby of Qatar, was overshadowed yesterday by a gruesome leg injury suffered by midfield maestro Ismaël Koné. — Mark Hodge, NBC news, 19 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for demolition derby

• kirby