"grid girl" meaning in English

See grid girl in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: grid girls [plural]
Etymology: From the fact that the hostesses appear on the grid at the start of motor races. Head templates: {{en-noun}} grid girl (plural grid girls)
  1. (motor racing) A hostess at a motor racing event. Categories (topical): Female people, Motor racing, Occupations Synonyms: pit babe Hyponyms: brolly dolly [British] [motor-racing, racing, sports, hobbies, lifestyle], race queen [Japanese] [motor-racing, racing, sports, hobbies, lifestyle] Coordinate_terms: video vixen, hiphop model, spokesmodel, pageant queen, walk-on girl [darts, games]
    Sense id: en-grid_girl-en-noun-H6eGnXA6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, motor-racing, racing, sports

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for grid girl meaning in English (2.0kB)

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