单词 | road racer |
释义 | road racern. A contestant in a road race. Also: a bicycle, vehicle, etc., used in road racing. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > other types of racing car road racer1885 sprint car1904 road car1914 sprinter1984 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing with vehicles > motor racing > [noun] > driver road racer1885 racing driver1903 racing motorist1904 speed king1913 stock-car driver1955 privateer1969 stock-car racer1976 stocker1976 1885 Outing 7 99/2 The Dorchester Bicycle Club road races were held July 25, the principal event being the fifty-mile race, in which some of the best road racers in the country appeared. 1908 H. G. Wells War in Air i. 14 Even a road-racer, geared to a hundred and twenty, failed to satisfy him. 1926 E. Hemingway Sun also Rises xix. 247 All spring and all summer and all fall he spent on the road with bicycle road-racers. 1954 Sun (Baltimore) 24 Nov. 17/2 (heading) Road racers top 3 marks. 1976 Norwich Mercury 19 Nov. 12/1 For road racers and scramblers the financial drain is even worse. 2003 Budget Living Apr.–May 54/2 Meet the love child of..[a] mountain bike and a sleek road racer: a so-called hybrid that's..as comfortable riding over boulders as it is on blacktop. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1885 |
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