: a small motorized vehicle used especially for racing

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Instead, Hedley began importing go-karts from Asia modeled after classic cars. Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025 Golf carts and go-karts caused 50 traffic crashes, resulting in three deaths in Michigan in 2023, according to the state's Traffic Crash Reporting System. Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025 On both the simulators and the electric go-karts, my advice is to hold on to your lunch and try not to hit ALL the barriers. Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025 The project approved Thursday, dubbed Bella Mar, will be built on an empty site that hosted an arcade and a go-kart track from 1989 to 2006. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for go-kart

Word History

Etymology

alteration of go-cart

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of go-kart was in 1957

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“Go-kart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go-kart. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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go-kart

noun
ˈgō-ˌkärt
: a small motorized vehicle used for racing

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