speedway

noun — 6 senses

speedway

noun

/ˈspiːdweɪ/

Etymology From speed + way.

1

A form of motorcycle racing on flat (without camber) oval dirt tracks using motorcycles with neither brakes nor gears.

2

A form of bicycle racing on flat (non-banked) oval dirt tracks.

3

A racetrack venue designated especially for the sport of auto racing.

4

A positive-camber banked oval racing circuit, designed for high speed cornering, racing anywhere on the length of the track.

› A racetrack venue designated especially for… › A positive-camber banked oval racing…

5

A size of paved banked oval racetrack, smaller than superspeedways, but larger than a mile.

6

US A road for high speed traffic; an expressway.

Derived terms
superspeedway

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