pace car
pace car · pace cars
A car that other cars drive behind before a race startsA car that other cars drive behind before a race starts.
Meaning
2 sensesA car that other cars drive behind before a race starts.
A car that paces the race cars to keep them running at a slower pace due to race conditions, and which the other cars cannot pass.
More definitions
- a high-performance car that leads a parade of competing cars through the pace lap and then pulls off the course
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plural: pace carsWord family
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