"demolition derby" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: demolition derbies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} demolition derby (plural demolition derbies)
  1. (chiefly US) a competition in which contestants crash old cars into each other, the last vehicle surviving being the winner. Wikipedia link: demolition derby Tags: US Related terms: banger racing Translations (competition in which contestants crash cars): 撞車比賽 (Chinese Mandarin), 撞车比赛 (zhuàngchē bǐsài) (Chinese Mandarin), autorodeo (Dutch), romuralli (Finnish), derby de démolition (French), Stockcar (German), corrida de demolição [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-demolition_derby-en-noun-gMpeXvuc Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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