speedway

1 road where high speed driving is allowed

2 a racetrack for racing automobiles or motorcycles

English

Pronunciation

speed*way

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SPEED-weï

Etymology

From speed and way

Noun

1. a form of motorcycle racing on dirt tracks using motorcycles with neither brakes nor gears
2. a racetrack for this and similar sports
3. In the context of "mostly|US": a road for high speed traffic; an expressway

Translations

Speedway may refer to:

In racing

• Oval track, an alternative name for a dedicated track, distinct from a road circuit or street circuit
• Cycle speedway, a form of bicycle racing
• Motorcycle speedway, a form of motorcycle sport

Other uses

• Speedway, Indiana, a town in Marion County, Indiana, that is the home of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
• Speedway (band), a Scottish band who entered the UK charts in 2003
• Speedway (film), a 1968 film starring Elvis Presley and Nancy Sinatra
• Speedway SuperAmerica, a chain of gas stations

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