drag race

noun

: an acceleration contest between vehicles

drag racer noun

drag racing noun

Examples of drag race in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

During his stop, the president took the opportunity to boast about his controversial tariffs across the auto industry and pumped his fist while watching a drag race. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2026

Olav Kooij would also hope to be up there in a pure drag race, but the Dutchman has had a difficult season with injuries. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 1 July 2026

Koczwara said the village is also considering engineering solutions to preventing drag races and reckless driving on LaGrange Road as well as within subdivisions. — Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026

Additionally, while the tuner car scene is vast in terms of powertrain, drivetrain, automaker, and more, the cars selected for the pivotal first drag race were intentional. — Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for drag race

• abase
• airspace
• apace
• backspace
• biface
• birthplace
• blackface
• boldface
• bookcase
• braincase
• briefcase
• carcase

Kids Definition

drag race

noun

: a race between two vehicles to see which can accelerate faster

drag racer noun

drag racing noun