: a usually oval course for racing

Examples of racetrack in a Sentence

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Taste of the Turf Club runs Sundays featuring brunch with racetrack views. Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026 View gallery - 7 images Koenigsegg is paying tribute to one of its cars from over a decade ago, which never got the chance to tear up racetracks like it was designed to do. New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026 The bill allowed racetracks to add the casino component, six new casinos to be constructed, sports betting to be introduced and video gambling to be expanded. Neil Milbert, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 Lovenheim eventually put the racetrack back on the market in the summer of 2025 and sold it in December to IHRA. Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for racetrack

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1835, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of racetrack was circa 1835

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“Racetrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racetrack. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

Kids Definition

: a usually oval course on which races are run

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