a competition in which drivers of road vehicles test their skills on the road
Word origin
C20: modelled on rodeo
roadeo in American English
(ˈroudiˌou)
nounWord forms: pluralroadeos
a competition, usually held annually, for professional truck drivers testing driving skill
Word origin
[1945–50, Amer.; orthographic b. road and rodeo]This word is first recorded in the period 1945–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: RNA, fail-safe, individual medley, poison pill, regression analysis