"pace car" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pace cars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pace car (plural pace cars)
  1. (motor racing) A car that other cars drive behind before a race starts. Categories (topical): Motor racing Translations (car that others drive behind before race start): lähtöauto (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-pace_car-en-noun-WH2Oct0T Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, motor-racing, racing, sports Disambiguation of 'car that others drive behind before race start': 76 24
  2. (motor racing) A car that paces the race cars to keep them running at a slower pace due to race conditions, and which the other cars cannot pass. Categories (topical): Motor racing Related terms: safety car [English, European]
    Sense id: en-pace_car-en-noun-MjAeYBUm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, motor-racing, racing, sports

Inflected forms

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