road racing

noun

: racing over public roads

especially : automobile racing over roads or over a closed course designed to simulate public roads

road race noun

Examples of road racing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As North America’s oldest permanent road racing facility, there’s a lot of history behind the Sebring International Raceway, which opened in 1950. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 June 2026

The race traces its heritage back to 1907, when road racing was outlawed in England and racers found refuge on the Isle of Man. —Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 5 June 2026

MotoGP is the top motorcycle road racing championship in the world with a global fanbase estimated to be over 600 million fans. —Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2026

Holloman was a foreman at ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems, which designs and builds custom aluminum seats for asphalt, dirt, road racing, and drag racing, the company reported in a Facebook post. —Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for road racing

• debasing
• defacing
• disgracing
• displacing
• effacing
• embracing
• encasing
• erasing
• fundraising
• replacing
• retracing
• basing