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speedway

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Other sports, Motor vehicles
speed·way /ˈspiːdweɪ/ noun  1. DSOTTC[uncountable] the sport of racing motorcycles or cars on a special track 〔摩托车或汽车的〕赛车运动2. [countable]DSO a special track for the sport of speedway 赛车车道
Examples from the Corpus
speedwayNot a bad day either for Martin Dugard from the Oxford Cheetahs speedway team.According to the visitors the track was unfit for competitive speedway.Clearly it all adds up to a great season ahead for the fans, who fought to keep speedway in Swindon.The Cheetahs know all about the dangers of speedway.But first to the Oxford Stadium, where a dangerous track sabotaged a night's speedway.The speedway turns are to compensate for his not decking the man on the spot and cutting his scrawny throat.Many top speedway riders will be pitting their skills in the National motor cycle grass track meeting.I've had a love affair with speedway for 40 years; so have the fans.
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speedway
speedway /ˈspiːdweɪ/ noun
1. [uncountable] the sport of racing motorcycles or cars on a special track
2. [countable] a special track for the sport of speedway


speed·wayBrE /ˈspiːdweɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈspiːdweɪ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (BrE) the sport of racing motorcycles on a special track (摩托车)赛车运动 [countable] (NAmE) a special track for racing cars or motorcycles on (汽车或摩托车的)赛车跑道