karts

Meanings

1. 1nounpluralsport

   Plural of kart: small, low, open vehicles with simple engines, used for racing or fun on a small track.

   Grammar: Plural form; the singular is a kart.

   Patterns

   • race karts
   • rent karts

   The kids rented karts at the track on Saturday.

   The drivers lined up their karts at the start line.

   Racing karts can reach speeds of over fifty miles per hour.

2. 2nounpluralrare

   Plural of kart in the sense of small carts or light wheeled vehicles, such as shopping or golf karts.

   Grammar: Rarer than go-karts; often a variant of cart in brand names.

   Patterns

   • electric karts

   Electric karts carry golfers around the course.

   The mall rents karts for little children to ride.

   Maintenance staff use small karts to move tools between buildings.

Word forms

Common combinations

racing karts

The teenagers practiced with racing karts every weekend.

electric karts

The indoor track uses electric karts.

rent karts

We rented karts for my brother's birthday.

drive karts

You must be twelve to drive karts here.

karts on the track

There were ten karts on the track at once.

Synonyms and how they differ

go-karts

Go-karts is the usual everyday name and means the same thing as karts.

buggies

Buggies are usually larger and made for rough ground.

bumper cars

Bumper cars are fairground cars made for gentle collisions, not racing.

carts

Carts are pulled or pushed loads vehicles, not usually powered racers.

Word family

kart noun

one small racing vehicle

go-kart noun

the common name for a kart

karting noun

the sport or activity of racing karts

karter noun

a person who races karts

Commonly confused: karts or carts?

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