Definitions for pace carpeɪs
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pace′ car`peɪs(n.)
a car that leads the competing cars through a pace lap and leaves the course before the race begins.
Category: Sports and Games
Origin of pace car:
1960–65
Princeton's WordNet
pace car(noun)
a high-performance car that leads a parade of competing cars through the pace lap and then pulls off the course
Wiktionary
pace car(Noun)
A car that other cars drive behind before a race starts.
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