单词 | demolition derby |
释义 | demolition derbynouna 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 derbyFirst recorded in 1950–55 Words nearby demolition derbyde Moivre's theorem, de Molina, demolish, demolition, demolition bomb, demolition derby, demolitions, demon, demonetarize, demonetize, demoniac Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for demolition derbydemolition derby nounmainly 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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