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racetrack

noun

race·​track ˈrās-ˌtrak How to pronounce racetrack (audio)
: a usually oval course for racing

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Actor Aidan Alexander snapped a photo by the racetrack. Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025 And the lessons don’t stop at the racetrack. Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 21 Nov. 2025 The route is about 6½ miles long, with twinkling lights of holiday scenes and tunnels along the racetrack and grandstand area. Paula Wethington, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025 Director-producer Joseph Kosinski will be at Contenders with supervising sound editor Al Nelson, to talk about capturing the roar of the racetrack, among other things. Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 15 Nov. 2025 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 7 Dec. 2025.

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racetrack

noun
race·​track ˈrā-ˌstrak How to pronounce racetrack (audio)
: a usually oval course on which races are run

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