dragster orig. U.S.
(ˈdrægstə(r))
[f. drag n. 1 f + -ster.]
(See quot. 1955.)
| 1954 Amer. Speech XXIX. 95 Dragster is one of the classifications in official acceleration competition. 1955 Britannica Bk. of Year 490/1 Dragster (drag + roadster), a ‘hot rod’, or car constructed from spare parts and designed to exhibit the maximum of engine efficiency and the minimum of elegance. 1961 Engineering 18 Aug. 200/1 His new dragster..is the first British-designed version of an American sprint car. 1967 Times Educ. Suppl. 13 Oct. 762 (caption) Some of the boys with a ‘dragster’ they built. 1971 B. Callison Plague of Sailors i. 43 One of those ostentatious James Bond-type dragsters that was all chrome-plated wheel spokes. |