RACETRACK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does racetrack mean? 

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

1. a course over which races are run

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• RACETRACK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A course over which races are run

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

racecourse; racetrack; raceway; track

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

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

Meronyms (parts of "racetrack"):

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 "racetrack"):

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)

 Context examples 

Using an experimental dune ‘racetrack’, the researchers observed that two identical dunes start out close together, but over time they get further and further apart.

(Sand dunes can ‘communicate’ with each other, University of Cambridge)