stock car

noun
1.
a standard model of automobile changed in various ways for racing purposes.
2.
Also called cattle car. Railroads. a boxcar for carrying livestock.
Origin
1855-60, Americanism for def 2
Related forms
stock-car, adjective
Examples from the web for stock car
  • But stock car racing is actually quite complicated and challenging.
  • Also, a rundown, closed racetrack once used for stock car racing was next to the lake.
  • Moody contributed significantly to stock car racing, especially in the area of high performance and safety.
  • For those who prefer a faster pace, stock car racing takes place at tracks around the state.
  • Thus, these differences do not provide a sufficient reason to preclude stock car racing as a valid nonconforming use.
  • Instead, he's busy winning races in anything but a stock car.
  • Afterwards, he declared the experience as harrowing and exhilarating as driving in a stock car race.
British Dictionary definitions for stock car

stock car

noun
1.
  1. a car, usually a production saloon, strengthened and modified for a form of racing in which the cars often collide
  2. (as modifier): stock-car racing
2.
(US & Canadian) a railway wagon designed for carrying livestock Also called (in Britain and certain other countries) cattle truck
Word Origin and History for stock car
n.

racing car with a basic chassis of an ordinary commercially produced vehicle, 1914, American English, from stock (n.2) + car.