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

Brian Havelock:, external Former speedway rider was National League Pairs winner in 1981.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

The 34-year-old was born in Scunthorpe, the son of speedway rider Rob Woffinden, but grew up partly in Australia before returning to the town to race for the Scunthorpe Scorpions.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 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