speedway
noun
speed·way
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Definition of speedway
2
: a racecourse for automobiles or motorcycles
3
: a sprint race for motorcycles
Examples of speedway in a Sentence
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About 150 evacuees were camped out at Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina, speedway spokesman Scott Cooper said. — Meg Kinnard, Twin Cities, "Hurricane Dorian rakes Carolinas as it moves up the coast," 4 Sep. 2019 Speck was watching the race from the back of his pickup truck, which was parked along the speedway’s inside fence when two race cars collided into one another following a turn, police said. — Matt Mcnulty, PEOPLE.com, "Spectator, 67, Killed After Race Car Flips Over Fence at Pennsylvania Speedway," 3 Aug. 2019 The 480-acre speedway will allow fans to spread out and also camp out. — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, "Coke Zero Sugar 400 delayed until Sunday at 1 p.m. due to storms," 6 July 2019 His son won the Daytona title at the same speedway where his father crashed just three years later and six years after his father won the cup in 1998. — Doha Madani, NBC News, "Dale Earnhardt Jr. and family survive fiery plane crash in Tennessee," 15 Aug. 2019 Haley waited out the delay in a conference room inside the historic speedway, admittedly too nervous to do more than pray for the skies to open and the race to be called once and for all. — Jenna Fryer, BostonGlobe.com, "Justin Haley drives away with first career win in rain-shortened race at Daytona," 7 July 2019 All classes of short track motorcycles, speedway bikes, ATV’s & go-karts. — Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, "Things to do this week in Cincinnati: July 15-21," 14 July 2019 The speedway also gave the couple pre-race garage and pit passes, and an invitation to the annual Saturday morning breakfast at the Speedway Club. — Joe Marusak, charlotteobserver, "NASCAR fans met at a track as teens. They'll celebrate 50 years at Charlotte Speedway. | Charlotte Observer," 26 May 2018 And while Toyota is an official partner with the speedway, there’s no conspiracy at work. — Jason Hoffman, Cincinnati.com, "Will Chevy Motorsports win the Quaker State 400? 'As Hendrick goes, so goes Chevrolet.'," 10 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'speedway.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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speedway
noun
English Language Learners Definition of speedway
chiefly US
: a track where cars or motorcycles race
British
: the sport of racing motorcycles on a special track
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