stock car

noun

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

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Racing, which Jordan co-owns with Denny Hamlin and Curtis Polk, and Front Row Motorsports accused NASCAR of possessing too much control in the buying of services provided by premier stock car racing teams. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 29 Dec. 2025 In fact, Charlotte’s carved out its own lane, literally, as the undisputed capital of American stock car racing. Bill Bootz, Charlotte Observer, 23 Dec. 2025 An antitrust suit against NASCAR could upend stock car racing. Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 2 Dec. 2025 The company has rights to golf, stock car racing, Premier League soccer, the WWE, WNBA, college basketball and other sports. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stock car

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 31 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

stock car

noun
: a racing car that is similar to regular cars

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