demolition derby

dem·o·li·tion Der·by

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dem-uh-lish-uh n, dee-muh- dur-bee]
- /ˌdɛm əˈlɪʃ ən, ˌdi mə- ˈdɜr bi/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dem-uh-lish-uh n, dee-muh- dur-bee]
- /ˌdɛm əˈlɪʃ ən, ˌdi mə- ˈdɜr bi/

Definitions of demolition derby words

noun demolition derby a competition in which contestants drive old cars into each other until there is only one car left running 3
noun demolition derby a public show in which old automobiles are driven into one another repeatedly until only one is still moving 3
noun demolition derby a contest in which drivers deliberately and repeatedly crash old cars into each other, on a racetrack or in an enclosed area, with the winner being the last vehicle still moving after all others have been disabled. 1
noun demolition derby Informal. any event or circumstance having the chaotically destructive character of such a competition. 1
noun demolition derby (chiefly US) a competition in which contestants crash old cars into each other, the last vehicle surviving being the winner. 0

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

First recorded in 1950-55

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