pace car

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English - English
A car that other cars drive behind before a race starts
A usually high-performance automobile that leads a group of competing cars through the pace lap of a race but does not participate in the race
{i} (Automobile Racing) car leading the group of competing cars around the course before the race starts and then pulls off the course
a high-performance car that leads a parade of competing cars through the pace lap and then pulls off the course

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pace cars
plural form of pace car