Speedway

//ˈspiːdweɪ// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 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. 1
    A form of motorcycle racing on flat (without camber) oval dirt tracks using motorcycles with neither brakes nor gears. uncountable
  2. 2
    a racetrack for racing automobiles or motorcycles wordnet
  3. 3
    A form of bicycle racing on flat (non-banked) oval dirt tracks. uncountable
  4. 4
    road where high speed driving is allowed wordnet
  5. 5
    A racetrack venue designated especially for the sport of auto racing. countable, uncountable
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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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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