automobile race
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- noun
- /ˈɔːtəməˌbiːl reɪs/
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carrera de automóviles
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Examples
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In 1923, auto racing moved to the newly constructed automobile race track in Chapultepec.
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James Dean was on his way to an automobile race in Salinas.
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Make it three yards, motherfucker, and we'll have an automobile race.
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Automobile races are becoming most commonplace.
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VanDyke also believes Metzger, who became an influential car dealer, was instrumental in bringing Henry Ford together with cycling star Tom Cooper at an automobile race he sponsored called the Manufacturer's Challenge Cup.
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It's Capua by the narrowest of margins turning right behind number 83 with less than four miles of racing to go in this Redburne 200, a $50,000 automobile race with 12,000 to win!
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Last weekend, I attended the thrilling automobile race at the local speedway.
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The Formula 1 automobile race is known for its high-speed competition and skilled drivers.
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She dreams of participating in an automobile race that challenges the world's fastest cars.
Synonyms
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A contest to see who is fastest or finishes first
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A motor race on public roads held in stages
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An important car race like a Formula One event
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A competition where cars race to cross the finish line first
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A competition where cars drive fast to reach the finish first
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'automobile' (car) + 'race' (contest), so knowing both constituents allows a learner to infer it easily. This noun-noun compound follows a regular, cross-linguistically common composition pattern, making it immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Automobile race comes from joining automobile and race, with automobile meaning 'car' and race meaning 'a fast competition'. One popular image is early contests where car makers drove their new cars between towns to see which was fastest, so the phrase now means a competition between cars.