slot car

noun

: an electric toy racing car with a pin underneath that fits into a groove on a track for guidance

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Assembling a payroll within the NFL’s salary cap is not a grid of slot cars that all easily fit; fitting more than 53 multi-year contracts of varying values under a limit is a complicated 53,000-piece puzzle designed to keep costs controlled, fixed, and low. — Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2025 Their objective is to ride every ride in Walt Disney World—every rollercoaster, carousel, log flume, slot car, centrifugal motion simulator and rotating educational theater stage show attraction, across all four parks—in a single operating day. — Darryn King, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025

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First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of slot car was in 1966

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“Slot car.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slot%20car. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.

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slot car

noun
: a toy racing car that fits into a groove and is guided electrically by remote control
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