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raceway

raceway

7 4.3
A track where cars or horses race
  • noun
  • /ˈreɪsweɪ/
translation icon : circuito
  • It's looking to be a beautiful day here at Laguna Seca Raceway in Salinas, California.
  • Pocono Raceway
  • International Raceway
  • Infineon Raceway

I'm here at Thunder Hill Raceway north of San Francisco.

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Examples

  • Four race cars lined up on the starting grid at the raceway, eager to begin the competition.

  • Our safety safari team here at the raceway is the best in drag racing.

  • All five cars are in starting position here at New York Memorial Raceway, ready to roll.

  • I'm here at Thunder Hill Raceway north of San Francisco.

  • We're going out to Willow Springs Raceway.

  • Good morning, and welcome to Spokane Raceway here in Spokane, Washington.

  • They'll be down at the Spokane Raceway this Saturday and Sunday.

  • Maddox went on to win back-to-back features for the Top Gun Sprints here at East Bay Raceway Park.

    Blog text (15)
  • We watched Aristotle's car flip again into the infield at the Pocono Raceway, and we watched him step out unhurt.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • The crowd cheered as the horses raced down the track at the local raceway this afternoon.

Synonyms

track
vsraceway
2.2

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

applies specifically to prepared courses for competitive races rather than any mark
racetrack
vsraceway
49 2.3

A track where cars or horses race

is the broader term for any course used in competitive races
speedway
vsraceway
29 4.9

A wide track where cars and motorcycles race very fast

is the common term for any race course without stressing high speed
circuit
vsraceway
23 4.2

A track where cars or bikes race

is focused on the physical racing area rather than the movement around it
racecourse
vsraceway
  • UK
4 2.9

A place where horse races take place

is broader and covers courses for many types of races, not just horses
racing circuit
vsraceway
1 3.9

A track for car races with laps and many turns

is a general course for races rather than only auto events
motordrome
vsraceway
  • Archaic
9.3

An oval track with steep sides for motorcycle or car racing

is a general race course without a specific circular or banked shape

How Big

speedway
29 4.9
raceway
7 4.3
path
969 1.0

Surface Forms

raceway singular
raceways plural

Morphology

raceway = race + way (transparent) = race + way

The compound 'race' + 'way' directly denotes a 'way' for 'races', so learners who know 'race' and 'way' can infer this meaning.

Etymology

Raceway comes from the parts race and way, where race means 'to run fast' and way means 'path'. So a raceway is a path or track made for races, which is why we use it for car or horse tracks.