"skid car" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: skid cars [plural], skidcar [alternative]
Etymology: From skid + car. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|skid|car}} skid + car Head templates: {{en-noun}} skid car (plural skid cars)
  1. (automotive education) A car with a frame on casters attached to it (a skid frame), which lowers the effective weight of the car on its tires, allowing easy skids, simulating aquaplaning and driving on ice Categories (topical): Automotive, Education
    Sense id: en-skid_car-en-noun-KojSExB7 Topics: automotive, education, transport, vehicles
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: skid cars [plural]
Etymology: Abbreviation of skid plate racecar. Etymology templates: {{abbrev|en|skid plate racecar}} Abbreviation of skid plate racecar Head templates: {{en-noun}} skid car (plural skid cars)
  1. (motor racing) A car used in skid plate racing (skid car racing) where a front-wheel-drive four-wheeled car has its rear wheels replaced by skid plates Categories (topical): Motor racing Related terms: drift racing
    Sense id: en-skid_car-en-noun-IbwYOwNi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 68 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, motor-racing, racing, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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