speedway

[speed-wey] / ˈspidˌweɪ /

NOUN

racetrack

Synonyms

STRONG

course expressway highway track turnpike

Example Sentences

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Coming out of “Gasoline Alley,” visitors are ushered into the “Starting Line Experience,” a loud, immersive gallery featuring an 80-by-20-foot LED screen and 10-minute film that takes visitors through a day at the speedway.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Three-time world champion Tai Woffinden has ridden a speedway bike for the first time after a serious crash in Poland.

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2025

Mr Midgely said one of his biggest achievements was reading his 40-year-old copy of Speedway Star and he was overjoyed recently to finally read a column about former Halifax speedway rider Kenny Carter.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2025

For 25 years the speedway has been a gathering spot for car enthusiasts.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2024

Today is it a speedway for black-and-yellow taxis taking advantage of limited pedestrian access.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro