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单词 demolition derby
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demolition derby


noun

a contest in which drivers deliberately and repeatedly crash old cars into each other, on a racetrack or in an enclosed area, with the winner being the last vehicle still moving after all others have been disabled.
Informal. any event or circumstance having the chaotically destructive character of such a competition.

Origin of demolition derby

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby demolition derby

de Moivre's theorem, de Molina, demolish, demolition, demolition bomb, demolition derby, demolitions, demon, demonetarize, demonetize, demoniac
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British Dictionary definitions for demolition derby

demolition derby

noun

mainly US and Canadian a competition in which contestants drive old cars into each other until there is only one car left running
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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