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Speedway
//ˈspiːdweɪ// name, noun
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Proper Noun
- 1 An enclave of Indianapolis, Wayne Township, Marion County, Indiana, United States.
"A couple of broad ideas they determined included converting Indianapolis into a single, countywide government led by a strong mayor, and, for political purposes, omitting the school districts and the cities of Beech Grove, Lawrence, Southport and Speedway from any consolidation efforts."
Noun
- 1 A form of motorcycle racing on flat (without camber) oval dirt tracks using motorcycles with neither brakes nor gears. uncountable
- 2 a racetrack for racing automobiles or motorcycles wordnet
- 3 A form of bicycle racing on flat (non-banked) oval dirt tracks. uncountable
- 4 road where high speed driving is allowed wordnet
- 5 A racetrack venue designated especially for the sport of auto racing. countable, uncountable
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- 6 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. countable, uncountable
- 7 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. countable, uncountable
- 8 A road for high speed traffic; an expressway. US, countable, uncountable
Etymology
Etymology 1
From speed + way.
Etymology 2
Capitalization of speedway. Named after the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (The Brickyard), a superspeedway (“banked oval motor racetrack”).
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