What is another word for raceway?

Pronunciation: [ɹˈe͡ɪswe͡ɪ] (IPA)

There are several synonyms for the word "raceway" that can be used to describe a track or course designed for racing. Some of the most common synonyms include racetrack, circuit, course, speedway, and oval. Other less common synonyms include drag strip, runway, and motocross track. Each of these words can be used to describe a specific type of racing, such as oval racing, drag racing, or motocross racing. Regardless of the type of racing, all of these synonyms refer to a designated area where vehicles or people compete in a race, making them interchangeable in many situations.

What are the hypernyms for Raceway?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Raceway?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for raceway (as nouns)

Usage examples for Raceway

Colonel Sutter put a mill upon a stream that ran through that ranch, and one day his little girl brought some wet sand from the raceway into their home and sifted it through her fingers before the fire, and in that falling sand a visitor saw the first shining scales of real gold that were ever discovered in California.
"Acres of Diamonds"
Russell H. Conwell
Colonel Sutter put a mill on the little stream in that farm and one day his little girl brought some wet sand from the raceway of the mill into the house and placed it before the fire to dry, and as that sand was falling through the little girl's fingers a visitor saw the first shining scales of real gold that were ever discovered in California; and the man who wanted the gold had sold this ranch and gone away, never to return.
"The Art of Public Speaking"
Dale Carnagey (AKA Dale Carnegie) and J. Berg Esenwein
The spiders in the mill yards were dispossessed; lumber that had been hauled away was replaced and piled conspicuously; the dams and flumes were repaired, and the water-gates were shut; the backwater began to flood the ponds and agitate the colony of frogs; prominent men were heard to pray for rain, and Israel Booth was seen carrying water by night from his well to the raceway; New Babylon was big with mystery.
"The Henchman"
Mark Lee Luther

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