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skid car

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables
skid -car
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A car with a frame on casters attached to it (a skid frame), which lowers the effective weight of the car on its tires, allowing easy skids, simulating aquaplaning and driving on ice

noun

A car used in skid plate racing (skid car racing) where a front-wheel-drive four-wheeled car has its rear wheels replaced by skid plates

Etymology

From skid + car.

Inflected Forms

skid cars (plural) skidcar (alternative)

Phrases

drift racing

Frequently Paired Words

drift racing

Questions

What does skid car mean?
A car with a frame on casters attached to it (a skid frame), which lowers the effective weight of the car on its tires, allowing easy skids, simulating aquaplaning and driving on ice
Where does skid car come from?
From skid + car.

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