pace car

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [peys kahr]
- /peɪs kɑr/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [peys kahr]
- /peɪs kɑr/

Definitions of pace car words

noun pace car (in auto racing) an automobile that leads the competing cars through a pace lap or laps and leaves the course before the actual start of the race. 1
noun pace car an official starter's car that leads the competing race cars around the track for one lap (pace lap) before moving off the track 0

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Origin of pace car

First appearance:

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

First recorded in 1960-65

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Parts of speech for Pace car

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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pace car popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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