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  • noun a toy racing car that runs in a slot round a track and is controlled with a hand-held rheostat

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Examples

  • And speaking of fun: Ford even had a working slot-car track set up.

    2011 Detroit Auto Show: Is fun making a comeback? 2011

  • Audi's Deaoda dealership in Beijing features a slot-car racing track, a hairdresser and a small cinema.

    Luxury-Car Battle Moves to China 2010

  • Now if only I could find my old slot-car set ... —

    Video: Chevrolet Camaro vs Ford Mustang V6 - More and less than the sum of their parts 2010

  • For all you fans of slot-cars (those of us who remember what those are), check out this sweet Speed Racer slot-car set.

    May 2008 2008

  • For all you fans of slot-cars (those of us who remember what those are), check out this sweet Speed Racer slot-car set.

    Tube Bits for 05/09/2008 2008

  • Whatever challenges the sport faces in the rest of the world, all was right inside this hobby shop that features two slot-car tracks: a banked track that's 165 feet long and a much tougher 149-foot flat track, where the Indy Car race took place.

    Gentlemen, Slot Your Engines 2009

  • The office has a ping-pong table and slot-car track, and there's a long tradition of employees playing soccer on their breaks.

    Top Small Workplaces 2008 2008

  • What I love is the slot-car handling, the tiny size that adds to its agility, and the resulting 30 mpg that takes the sting out of my commute.

    Personal Picks: Sporty cars 2007

  • What I love is the slot-car handling, the tiny size that adds to its agility, and the resulting 30 mpg that takes the sting out of my commute.

    Personal Picks: Sporty cars 2007

  • Mobile hacker Grant Skinner wires up a Nexus One to act as a controller for a slot-car racing track.

    MAKE Magazine 2010

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