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bumper car

noun

  1. (in an amusement park) a small, carlike electric vehicle with an encircling rubber bumper that one maneuvers around an enclosed arena while purposely bumping other vehicles.

bumper car

noun

  1. a low-powered electrically propelled vehicle driven and bumped against similar cars in a special rink at a funfair Also calledDodgem
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bumper car1

First recorded in 1945–50
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Example Sentences

As these plates play a slow-moving game of bumper cars, they sometimes get stuck together.

The former amusement park's bumper car pavilion has taken on new life as the setting for weekly outdoor dances — especially important while the historic Spanish Ballroom is closed.

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