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

Armstrong is a former professional road racing cyclist who won the Tour de France seven consecutive times from 1999 to 2005. —Emily Krauser, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025

Double Olympic gold-medalist Faulkner is the reigning national road racing champion and will look to add to her three grand tour stage wins. —Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 25 July 2025

This teen motorcycle racer is hurtling at speeds topping 150 miles per hour on the track, trying to make history in North America’s premier road racing series. —Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025

Fortunately, it’s currently discounted down to $2,300, making a first-time foray into road racing or more serious cycling a more reasonable affair. —Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 26 June 2025

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