Definitions

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

As for Phillips, who retired from cycle speedway at 16 after winning British titles, there is a link with Coutinho too.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 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

Huddleston did not specify in the announcement why the speedway is set to close after a quarter-century of racing.

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