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speedway

/ˈspiːdweɪ/ noun B2
  1. A form of motorcycle racing on flat (without camber) oval dirt tracks using motorcycles with neither brakes nor gears. (uncountable)
  2. A form of bicycle racing on flat (nonbanked) oval dirt tracks. (uncountable)
  3. A racetrack venue designated especially for the sport of auto racing. (countable, uncountable)
  4. A positive-camber banked oval racing circuit, designed for high speed cornering, racing anywhere on the length of the track. (countable, uncountable)
  5. A size of paved banked oval racetrack, smaller than superspeedways, but larger than a mile. (countable, uncountable)
  6. A road for high speed traffic; an expressway. (US, countable, uncountable)

Plural speedways

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