Meaning

2 senses
  1. Vertical or longitudinal bands painted on vehicles to evoke speed and high performance.

  2. One in a set of diagonal stripes (usually orange and blue) painted on the hulls of Coast Guard vessels to serve as a highly visible, international identifier for search and rescue or law enforcement craft.

Forms

plural: racing stripes
Singularracing stripe
Pluralracing stripes

regular

Word family

1 related words

See also

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