Lap and Race

Lap

Lap noun - A portion of a trip.

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Race and lap are semantically related in circuit topic. In some cases you can use "Race" instead a noun "Lap".

Nearby Words: lapped, lapping

Race noun - A group of persons who come from the same ancestor.

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Lap and race are semantically related in circuit topic. Sometimes you can use "Lap" instead a noun "Race".

Nearby Words: raced, racing, racist, racism, racer

long	long lap	long race
particular	particular lap	particular race
specific	specific lap	specific race
perfect	perfect lap	perfect race
Other adjectives: single, actual, entire, new, final, next, last.

Racing games occasionally feature a checkpoint at the beginning of each lap or race course.

Source: Check Point
Since aside from breaking the laws of physics the computer races flawlessly without outside interference, this makes the game particularly frustrating, as even without the cheating, there's pretty much no way to win if you don't take the lead in the first lap and race flawlessly from there on out.

Source: The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard
In all versions of the game, there is the occasional glitch in online races where completing the final lap, for some reason, makes you play another final lap instead of finishing the race.

Source: Game-Breaking Bug

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