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Meaning of Speedway | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈspiːdweɪ

Definitions

  1. A form of motorcycle racing on flat (without camber) oval dirt tracks using motorcycles with neither brakes nor gears.
  2. An enclave of Indianapolis, Wayne Township, Marion County, Indiana, United States.
  3. A form of bicycle racing on flat (non-banked) oval dirt tracks.
  4. A racetrack venue designated especially for the sport of auto racing.
  5. A positive-camber banked oval racing circuit, designed for high speed cornering, racing anywhere on the length of the track.
  6. A size of paved banked oval racetrack, smaller than superspeedways, but larger than a mile.
  7. A road for high speed traffic; an expressway.

Equivalents

Deutsch Autodrom Rennbahn
Suomi speedway
Français speedway
Italiano speedway
Polski żużel
Русский спидве́й

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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