drag race

noun

: an acceleration contest between vehicles
drag racer noun
drag racing noun

Examples of drag race in a Sentence

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Receiving a cut of every Cadillac sold in California, Tommy lived a playboy life, speeding cars, dating starlets, and competing in drag races along the dry desert lake beds of the Mojave Desert, hurtling across the sand in goggles at over 100 miles per hour. Stayton Bonner, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2025 Clearly, it’s not designed to win you drag races. New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2025 Also on Friday, Dodge offered drift rides in the new Sixpack Chargers and gave members of the news media a chance to take a pass at drag racing down Woodward themselves (rest assured, the Free Press performed quite well). Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025 Also on Friday, Dodge offered drift rides in the new six-pack Chargers and gave members of the news media a chance to take a pass at drag racing down Woodward themselves (rest assured, the Free Press performed quite well). Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 9 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for drag race

Word History

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of drag race was in 1947

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“Drag race.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drag%20race. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

drag race

noun
: a race between two vehicles to see which can accelerate faster
drag racer noun
drag racing noun
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