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name
An enclave of Indianapolis, Wayne Township, Marion County, Indiana, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A form of motorcycle racing on flat (without camber) oval dirt tracks using motorcycles with neither brakes nor gears.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: motorcycle speedway
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noun
A form of bicycle racing on flat (non-banked) oval dirt tracks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: cycle speedway, bicycle speedway
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A racetrack venue designated especially for the sport of auto racing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: motor speedway, motospeedway, motorway
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A racetrack venue designated especially for the sport of auto racing.
A positive-camber banked oval racing circuit, designed for high speed cornering, racing anywhere on the length of the track.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: motor speedway, motospeedway, motorway
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A racetrack venue designated especially for the sport of auto racing.
A positive-camber banked oval racing circuit, designed for high speed cornering, racing anywhere on the length of the track.
A size of paved banked oval racetrack, smaller than superspeedways, but larger than a mile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: motor speedway, motospeedway, motorway
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A road for high speed traffic; an expressway.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, uncountable
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noun
a racetrack for racing automobiles or motorcycles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: racetrack, racecourse, raceway, track
noun
road where high speed driving is allowed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: road, route
History
Capitalization of speedway. Named after the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (The Brickyard), a superspeedway (“banked oval motor racetrack”).
From speed + way.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
