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Vinony

speedway

noun

  1. road for rapid travel
  2. automotive racetrack
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈspiːdweɪ/

name

Etymology: Capitalization of speedway. Named after the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (The Brickyard), a superspeedway (“banked oval motor racetrack”).

  1. An enclave of Indianapolis, Wayne Township, Marion County, Indiana, United States.

    “A couple of broad ideas they determined included converting Indianapolis into a single, countywide government led by a strong mayor, and, for political purposes, omitting the school districts and the cities of Beech Grove, Lawrence, Southport and Speedway from any consolidation efforts.”

noun

Etymology: From speed + way.

  1. A form of motorcycle racing on flat (without camber) oval dirt tracks using motorcycles with neither brakes nor gears.
  2. A form of bicycle racing on flat (non-banked) oval dirt tracks.
  3. A racetrack venue designated especially for the sport of auto racing.
  4. A racetrack venue designated especially for the sport of auto racing.
  5. A racetrack venue designated especially for the sport of auto racing.
  6. A road for high speed traffic; an expressway.