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    RACEWAY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A course over which races are runplay

    Synonyms:

    racecourse; racetrack; raceway; track

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    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)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A canal for a current of waterplay

    Synonyms:

    race; raceway

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

    canal (long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation)

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