Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

street race

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.87 in modern English

Syllables: street race
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instance of street racing; a competitive race between cars driving on public roads rather than a race track.

verb

To race in a street race.

Example Sentences

"His argument was that the brotherhood didn’t really want to street race but did want all-night drag strips which the curfew laws prohibited."
"I’d spent a big chunk of my paychecks on my car and loved to street race."
"Luckily, she didn’t him, but what were the odds that he would be coming in the other direction at that very moment? That was the last time she street raced."

Inflected Forms

street races (plural) street races (present, singular) street racing (participle, present) street raced (participle, past) street raced (past) street-race (alternative)

Questions

What does street race mean?: An instance of street racing; a competitive race between cars driving on public roads rather than a race track.

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