rally
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5.6
- noun
- /ˈræli/
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rally
- The drivers navigated the winding roads with precision during the annual rally last weekend.
But one car that did actually crash on the rally was.
- But one car that did actually crash on the rally was.
- You know, Gumball Rally, my friend Max Cooper, he started it.
- Yeah, but when you compare it to Formula One, I'm so young for because rally drivers, it's all about experience.
- Me and my housemate always talk about this, these rally, not rallycross.
Examples
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An avid classical car rally participant, Elena has ample opportunity to photograph classical cars.
Academic text (2007) -
Lee was a locally based rally driver and dealer in sports cars.
Fiction book (1995) -
And they stand there to watch a rally car go like that.
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"It's not a road rally," she told me.
Fiction book (1998) -
- This is a cross country rally.
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You ready for that big Hazzard rally this weekend?
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We are planning on going to the West-Fest Rally and Bavarian Mountain Weekend Rally.
Blog text (16) -
This is an impeccably maintained rally racer.
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Paulo came in second at the monte Carlo rally.
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The Sahara World Rally.
Synonyms
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1.0
A contest to see who is fastest or finishes first
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3.1
Sport of racing cars or motorcycles
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2.0
A sport where people drive cars fast on a track to compete
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2.5
A sport where cars race on a track to see who is fastest
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2.2
A competition where cars race to cross the finish line first
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2.7
A competition where cars drive fast to reach the finish first
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3.0
A competition where fast cars race on a closed track
Idioms
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7.4
To come together to show strong support for a leader or the country in danger
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Etymology
Rally for a car race comes from the old French verb rallier, which means 'bring together' and is related to the English word ally. A car rally is a meeting of drivers and cars that travel stages together, so the idea of 'coming together' explains the name.