kart

American

[kahrt] / kɑrt /

noun

a small, light, low-slung, four-wheeled vehicle, usually powered by a gasoline engine, capable of speeds up to 60 miles per hour (96 km/h), and used for racing or recreation.

kart British

/ kɑːt /

noun

Also called: go-cart. go-kart. a light low-framed vehicle with small wheels and engine used for recreational racing

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Etymology

Origin of kart

1955–60, spelling variant of cart

Example Sentences

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“Super Nintendo” inspired me to break out my old Switch and dig into a few hours of “Mario Kart.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"Mario, Zelda, Pokemon and Mario Kart have all had their most successful games released during the Switch 1 era," he said.

From BBC

If the sequel to a popular musical like “Wicked,” which received 10 nominations just last year, can be totally blanked, but horror-camp like “Weapons” and glorified kart racing like “F1” can still score big nominations, what common factor defines a modern movie’s Oscar worthiness?

From Salon

Not that they didn't have fun - in true Gen Z style - blowing off steam with frenzied Mario Party and Mario Kart tournaments on the Nintendo Switch.

From BBC

One of them is of him doing donuts in a kart when he was still a small boy.

From BBC

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