racecourse
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racecourse
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From race + course.
noun racecourses
- A course over which races are run. At one point they made a racecourse around the Sepulchre and some, almost in a state of nudity, danced about with frantic gestures, yelling and screaming as if possessed,
- A racetrack where horse races are run. By Savernake the train was 4½min early; we then had the thrill of sweeping through Newbury at 95 m.p.h.—and one wonders if any of the punters on the neighbouring racecourse had any eyes for our flying cavalcade as we swept by, for it was a race day—[...].
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Closest in meaning: racetrack, raceway, track, race, arrival, race track, racing, road race, running rail, race day, race card, race car, regatta, roval, racing car, racecation
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noun a course over which races are run
| Español | pista |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 跑道 pǎodào |
| Português | pista |
| Français | champ de courses, piste |
| Deutsch | Rennstrecke |
| Italiano | pista |
| Ελληνικά | στάδιο δρόμου stádio drómou |
| Русский | бегова́я доро́жка begovája doróžka, трек trɛk |
noun (UK) a racetrack where horse races are run
| 日本語 | 競馬場 keibajō |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 跑馬場 /跑马场 pǎomǎchǎng |
| Kiswahili | kapplöpningsbana |
| Français | hippodrome |
| Deutsch | Rennbahn, Pferderennbahn |
| Ελληνικά | ιπποδρόμιο ippodrómio |
| Русский | скаково́й круг skakovój krug, ипподро́м ippodróm |
Talk about this word "racecourse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/racecourse. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. racecourse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/racecourse "racecourse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/racecourse.Cite this
@misc{racecourse_2026,
title = {racecourse},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/racecourse},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
