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racetrack

racetrack

49 2.3
A track where cars or horses race
  • noun
  • /ˈreɪsˌtræk/
translation icon : pista de carreras
  • Even today, the Curragh is the site of one of Ireland's primary racetracks.
  • use the racetrack
  • a large racetrack
  • racetrack procedures

So they took us to Santa Anita Racetrack, a nearby racetrack.

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Examples

  • My beloved racetrack, all washed away like footprints in sand.

  • So they took us to Santa Anita Racetrack, a nearby racetrack.

  • I got dropped off in between the Science Museum and the racetrack, basically.

  • So, I was looking into that incident at the racetrack over the weekend...

  • More time to relax in the fresh air at a racetrack.

  • "You ever see those purebred horses down at the racetrack?" he asks.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • He's back late from the racetrack; he's been playing the horses.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • EXT. Del Mar Racetrack - Starting Gate - Day: Thoroughbreds explode out of the chutes.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • The Triumphal procession slowly snaked its way through the streets towards Rome's most famous racetrack, the Circus Maximus.

  • Excitement is high at the racetrack on the day of the derby.

Synonyms

track
vsracetrack
2.2

A long metal or rubber band with wheels that helps heavy vehicles move over soft ground

is specific to prepared courses for organized running or vehicle contests
circuit
vsracetrack
23 4.2

A track where cars or bikes race

is the place where contests happen rather than the movement itself
raceway
vsracetrack
7 4.3

A track where cars or horses race

is the general term for courses hosting animal vehicle or runner contests
racecourse
vsracetrack
  • UK
4 2.9

A place where horse races take place

is broader applying to contests with cars animals or runners
racing circuit
vsracetrack
1 3.9

A track for car races with laps and many turns

is more general used for many contest types beyond automobiles

Compounds

A person who sells tips for betting on horse races

How Big

speedway
29 4.9
racetrack
49 2.3
racecourse
  • UK
4 2.9

Surface Forms

racetrack singular
racetracks plural

Morphology

racetrack = race + track (transparent) = race + track

The meaning is directly the combination of 'race' and 'track' (a course where races are held).

Etymology

Racetrack is simply the words race and track put together; race means a fast 'run' or 'rush' and track means a 'path', so a racetrack is literally a 'path for racing', which is why it is the place where horses, cars, or runners compete.