grand prix

(grän prē′, gran)

any of a series of races involving formula cars and leading to an overall championship: often used attributively: the grand prix circuit
any competitive event or, often, series of events: usually used as part of the title

Origin: < grand prix

first prize; highest award in a competition

Origin: Fr, great prize

See grand prix in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. Grand Prix (prēzˈ, prēˈ)

Any of several competitive international road races for sports cars of specific engine size over an exacting, usually risky course.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , short for Grand Prix de Paris, originally an international horserace established in 1863 at Longchamp in Paris

Learn more about grand prix

grand prix in a sentence

link/cite print suggestion box

More from YD