stock car
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3.9
- noun
- /stɑk kɑr/
- Jargon
:
coche de carreras
- The winner of the second race in the super stock car division is Kate slater from San Jose, California.
- stock car racing
- stock car race
- stock car driver
Examples
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After attending the event, she developed a passion for stock car racing and dreams of being a driver.
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Next week's a stock car race.
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- This is stock car racing.
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There's nothing stock about a stock car.
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When I was really young, we would attend the stock car races at our hometown Hemlock Fairgrounds every weekend.
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Who would have predicted that Tony Stewart would make a mistake that would lead to a 25-car pile-up at Talladega—one of the biggest crashes in stock car racing history?
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He learned the basics of driving a stock car during a weekend workshop.
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Stock car racing requires specially modified stock cars for optimal performance on the track.
Synonyms
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2.7
A very fast car built to compete in events on a track
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2.8
A very fast car built to race on tracks
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2.8
A fast car built specially to compete on a track
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2.8
A car built to go very fast on tracks in sports competitions
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built from 'stock' (standard/production) + 'car', so a learner will likely infer 'a regular/production car' from the constituents. However, the conventionalized usage 'stock car' refers specifically to a racing vehicle based on production models (often modified for competition), a specialized sense not fully predictable from the parts for a B1 learner without exposure.
Etymology
Stock car comes from early races where drivers used ordinary cars 'from the showroom', meaning they were the seller's stock rather than special race machines. That's why a stock car now means a racing car built from a regular model, even if people change it later for speed and safety.