RACEWAY
Dictionary entry overview: What does raceway mean?
• RACEWAY (noun)
The noun RACEWAY has 2 senses:
1. a canal for a current of water
2. a course over which races are run
Familiarity information: RACEWAY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• RACEWAY (noun)
Meaning:
A canal for a current of water
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
raceway; race
Hypernyms ("raceway" is a kind of...):
canal (long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation)
Meaning:
A course over which races are run
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
racecourse; racetrack; raceway; track
Hypernyms ("raceway" is a kind of...):
course (facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport)
Meronyms (parts of "raceway"):
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 "raceway"):
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)
