English Explanatory Dictionary

elephant race

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A situation in which one truck tries to overtake another at a slightly higher speed, blocking the road for passenger car drivers behind.

Word forms

elephant race elephant races

Etymology

Calque of German Elefantenrennen.

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