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RACECOURSE

Dictionary entry overview: What does racecourse mean?

• RACECOURSE (noun)
The noun RACECOURSE has 1 sense:

1. a course over which races are run

Familiarity information: RACECOURSE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• RACECOURSE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A course over which races are run

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

racecourse; racetrack; raceway; track

Hypernyms ("racecourse" is a kind of...):

course (facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport)

Meronyms (parts of "racecourse"):

stretch (a straightaway section of a racetrack)

inside track (the inner side of a curved racecourse)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "racecourse"):

cinder track (a racetrack paved with fine cinders)

dirt track (a racetrack that is not paved)

circuit; racing circuit (a racetrack for automobile races)

speedway (a racetrack for racing automobiles or motorcycles)

velodrome (a banked oval track for bicycle or motorcycle racing)

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RACECOURSE: related words searches

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