"fan car" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fan cars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fan car (plural fan cars)
  1. (automotive, motor racing) A car with a fan to create a vacuum underneath the car, increasing downforce and better sticking the car to the driving surface, increasing traction. Categories (topical): Automotive, Motor racing
    Sense id: en-fan_car-en-noun-0bR4hp9B Topics: automotive, hobbies, lifestyle, motor-racing, racing, sports, transport, vehicles
  2. (fandom slang) A car designed to replicate or display an element that the particular aficionado(s) desired Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-fan_car-en-noun-kIOxo87F Topics: lifestyle
  3. (rail transport) A car used to clean tracks of light debris, to prevent trains slipping on the rails, by blowing air to blow away debris. Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-fan_car-en-noun-8f0vtS6y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 19 47 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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