skid car

noun

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

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Meanings

skid car1

nounskid car (plural skid cars)

plural skid cars · alternative skidcar

  1. automotiveA 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

skid car2

nounskid car (plural skid cars)

plural skid cars

  1. hobbiesA 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

Origin

skid car · noun

From skid + car.

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skid car · noun

Abbreviation of skid plate racecar.

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APA

skid car. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skid%20car

MLA

“skid car.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skid%20car. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skid car,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skid%20car.

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