safety car

English

Noun

safety car (plural safety cars)

1. (motor racing) A vehicle employed to lead the competitors in an auto race for the duration of a few laps, with the intention of restricting their speed while a hazard exists on the circuit.

   After a car crashed, the safety car was sent out to lead the remaining drivers safely past the site of the accident.

Synonyms

• pace car
• SC (abbreviation)

Derived terms

• virtual safety car

Translations

car to restrict speed in car race

• Finnish: turva-auto (fi)
• French: voiture de sécurité f
• German: Safety-Car (de) n, Pacecar n
• Italian: safety car (it) f, pace car (it) f, vettura di sicurezza f, auto di sicurezza f, automobile di sicurezza f, autovettura di sicurezza f, macchina di sicurezza f, sicurauto f (informal)
• Spanish: coche de seguridad m, auto de seguridad (es) m

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