stock car

noun

1
: a latticed railroad boxcar for carrying livestock
2
: a racing car having the basic chassis of a commercially produced assembly-line model

Examples of stock car in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The teams could make an antitrust challenge on NASCAR's control of the market and argue NASCAR operates stock car racing as a monopoly. Jenna Fryer, Quartz, 27 Feb. 2024 But the oddest American entry was probably in 1976, when the people behind NASCAR entered a pair of stock cars. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 5 June 2023 The history of the auto racing track located some 50 miles east of Los Angeles, known colloquially as just Fontana, is rich with the biggest names in stock car racing having competed there. John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2024 The big stock car quickly won the hearts of many fans, arguably achieving the program's goal. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 12 June 2023 Kanaan hopped on a flight halfway around the world from Brazil to Abu Dhabi after a Brazilian stock car race weekend to spend less than 24 hours in the UAE for Pato O’Ward’s F1 Young Driver test. Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Jan. 2024 As his 2023 driver-for-hire tour rolls on, Conor Daly will hop in his fifth different car of the year next week -- and his third different level of stock car with his third different team, no less. Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Aug. 2023 Muniz is basically getting his start in stock car racing at the same age that many drivers are beginning to think about what comes next. Dave Skretta, Fortune, 6 May 2023 One month after the exhaust from NASCAR stock cars has dissipated, a different kind of smoke will soon begin wafting from the environs around Grant Park. Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of stock car was in 1858

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“Stock car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stock%20car. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

stock car

noun
: a racing car that is similar to regular cars

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