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单词 speedway
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Definition of speedway in English:

speedway

nounˈspiːdweɪˈspidˌweɪ
mass noun
  • 1British A form of motorcycle racing in which the riders race several laps around an oval dirt track, typically in a stadium.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I shall miss taking my son to speedway at Odsal, something I myself did from the age of 11.
    • York-born speedster Andy Smith has again qualified for the ultimate competition in speedway - and has again justified his Houdini tag.
    • When I used to race for Southampton in speedway my number was always seven.
    • For us, speedway may be the sport of hard nuts, but for the ice-racers of Sweden, Finland and Russia it is the sport of chickens.
    • Inside Out also follows the Workington Comets, a second division speedway team that has one of the highest followings in speedway despite not even being top of their league.
    • Did you know that Burnley and Whalley were once hotbeds of speedway?
    1. 1.1count noun A stadium or track used for speedway racing.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Earlier this year, residents in Kearsley protested over off-road bikers using towpaths as a speedway.
  • 2North American A road or track used for motor-car racing.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • His father, Lynn, is a dirt-track legend in the Steel City with more than 200 feature victories and track titles at four different local speedways.
    • And often they are selling to end users who are merely tying into a racing theme while not actually having anything to do with a race, speedway or driver.
    • The city itself is home to one of NASCAR's classic speedways that plays host to one of its most famous races, the Coke 600.
    • But forget NASCAR for a minute and think about your local speedway.
    • The speedway added an additional twenty thousand seats last summer and it is still standing room only.
    • I had intended to go out to the speedway merely to observe.
    • His father died, of course, in that famous crash on the last turn at that speedway February 18 of 2001.
    • Several drivers in the American Speed Association ranks earned their stripes racing on short-track speedways in Wisconsin, as well.
    • He built a high-performance motor speedway, but the Formula One event he lobbied for never arrived.
    • A service station worker in Georgia, he began racing against local bootleggers across fields, on ragged dirt tracks, and on asphalt speedways.
    • I think all three big speedways are completely different even though they're big speedways.
    • The speedway will also be hosting a visit by the $250,000 racing monster truck, Outback Thunda.
    • Open year-round is Daytona USA, an interactive motorsports attraction and museum next to the speedway.
    • There are various types of venues: super speedways, long and short ovals, road courses.
    • Exciting racing was the rule, not the exception, last year and that trend should continue to grow in 2001 with the addition of six new speedways.
    • I have a lot of confidence in my team at the speedways and would like nothing more than to get Toyota's first win at Charlotte.
    • She also sponsors a racecar at the local speedway.
    • It has seating for about 45,000 fans, and it has one thing that sets it apart from other speedways.
    • The TRAC - and by extension the lesser-used speedways - will also benefit from jealous television networks.
    • Grenville wowed the crowds at many speedways nationwide, including his home stomping ground, the Lismore Speedway.
    1. 2.1 A highway for fast motor traffic.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • After a few phone calls in Spanish (I did not understand a word), we finally made it to the right speedway, called a freeway in LA, with great help from our small map.
      • So as you would expect, nobody obeys this law, like nobody goes 65 MPH on our six lane interstate speedways.
 
 

Definition of speedway in US English:

speedway

nounˈspidˌweɪˈspēdˌwā
  • 1A stadium or track used for automobile or motorcycle racing.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Earlier this year, residents in Kearsley protested over off-road bikers using towpaths as a speedway.
    1. 1.1 A highway for fast motor traffic.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • After a few phone calls in Spanish (I did not understand a word), we finally made it to the right speedway, called a freeway in LA, with great help from our small map.
      • So as you would expect, nobody obeys this law, like nobody goes 65 MPH on our six lane interstate speedways.
    2. 1.2British A form of motorcycle racing on an oval dirt track, typically in a stadium.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Inside Out also follows the Workington Comets, a second division speedway team that has one of the highest followings in speedway despite not even being top of their league.
      • Did you know that Burnley and Whalley were once hotbeds of speedway?
      • For us, speedway may be the sport of hard nuts, but for the ice-racers of Sweden, Finland and Russia it is the sport of chickens.
      • I shall miss taking my son to speedway at Odsal, something I myself did from the age of 11.
      • When I used to race for Southampton in speedway my number was always seven.
      • York-born speedster Andy Smith has again qualified for the ultimate competition in speedway - and has again justified his Houdini tag.
 
 
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