bumper car
noun
: a small electric car made to be driven around in an enclosure and to be bumped into others (as at an amusement park)
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On their websites, Cedar Point lists 26 thrill rides — bumper cars, swings, tower drops and more — to Kings Island's six.
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Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
Perhaps the most European thing is the bumper cars with the steering wheel on the right.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2025
Boca Ice, 900 Peninsula Corp Circle, Boca Raton, opens up the rink for a battlefield with bumper cars on ice with lasers.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2025
Belmont Park summer fun: The historic beachfront amusement park, which turns 100 on July 4, will be open with old-fashioned summer fun and newer activities from classic roller coasters like the Giant Dipper to merry-go-rounds, bumper cars and arcade games to laser tag and a zip line.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
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Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
Perhaps the most European thing is the bumper cars with the steering wheel on the right.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2025
Boca Ice, 900 Peninsula Corp Circle, Boca Raton, opens up the rink for a battlefield with bumper cars on ice with lasers.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2025
Belmont Park summer fun: The historic beachfront amusement park, which turns 100 on July 4, will be open with old-fashioned summer fun and newer activities from classic roller coasters like the Giant Dipper to merry-go-rounds, bumper cars and arcade games to laser tag and a zip line.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
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“Bumper car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bumper%20car. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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