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Belmont Park

Belmont Park

1 4.6
A racetrack for horse racing in Elmont, New York, home of the Belmont Stakes
  • proper noun
  • /bɛlˈmɒnt pɑrk/
translation icon : Belmont Park
  • The excitement builds as crowds gather at Belmont Park, eagerly anticipating the next race.

Examples

  • Many legendary racehorses have competed at Belmont Park over the years.

  • The final leg of the Triple Crown is held at Belmont Park every June.

  • Visitors from around the world travel to Belmont Park to witness the famous Belmont Stakes.

  • The Belmont Park hosts the famous Belmont Stakes every June.

  • Are you going to the Belmont Park this weekend?

  • Today, the Belmont Park racetrack is hosting the prestigious Belmont Stakes, one of the Triple Crown races.

  • Many horse racing fans consider Belmont Park to be the ultimate venue for watching thoroughbred racing.

Synonyms

racetrack
vsBelmont Park
49 2.3

A track where cars or horses race

refers only to the famous thoroughbred horse venue
Belmont
vsBelmont Park
31 6.7

A horse racetrack in Elmont, Long Island, that holds the Belmont Stakes

uses the fuller official name for that exact venue
racecourse
vsBelmont Park
  • UK
4 2.9

A place where horse races take place

is a particular named place rather than a general prepared area

Surface Forms

Belmont Park main

Morphology

Belmont + Park

The word 'park' clearly signals a place, so a learner who knows 'Belmont' as a name and 'park' would infer this is a location called Belmont. However, the specific sense — that it is a famous thoroughbred racetrack and the Belmont Stakes venue — depends on proper-name/world knowledge rather than compositional meaning, so the full sense is not predictable from the parts alone.

Etymology

Belmont Park was named for August Belmont, a rich horse owner who helped start the racetrack on land in Elmont, New York. So today Belmont Park means that famous horse racetrack and the place where the 'Belmont Stakes' is run.