Noun: stockcar 'stók,kar
Usage: N. Amer
Usage: N. Amer
- Boxcar with latticed sides; for transporting livestock
"The train of stockcars carried cattle to the market"
- A racing car with the basic chassis of a commercially available car
"The stock car roared around the track at high speed"
- A car kept in dealers' stock for regular sales
"They test drove several stock cars before making their purchase"
Derived forms: stock cars, stockcars
Type of: auto [informal], autocar [archaic], automobile [N. Amer], boxcar [N. Amer], car, motor [Brit, informal], motorcar, race car, racer, racing car, wheel [informal], whip [US, informal]
Encyclopedia: Stockcar
Stock car