rolling start

noun

The period immediately before the start of a motor race, when the cars are ordered on the track and led on a certain number of laps (parade or caution laps) at a pre-determined safe speed by the safety car.

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Meanings

nounrolling start (plural rolling starts)

plural rolling starts

  1. hobbiesThe period immediately before the start of a motor race, when the cars are ordered on the track and led on a certain number of laps (parade or caution laps) at a pre-determined safe speed by the safety car.
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APA

rolling start. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rolling%20start

MLA

“rolling start.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rolling%20start. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rolling start,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rolling%20start.

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