"Speedway" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Capitalization of speedway. Named after the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (The Brickyard), a superspeedway (“banked oval motor racetrack”). Etymology templates: {{gloss|The Brickyard}} (The Brickyard) Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Speedway
  1. An enclave of Indianapolis, Wayne Township, Marion County, Indiana, United States Wikipedia link: en:Indianapolis Motor Speedway Categories (place): Places in Indiana, USA, Places in Indianapolis, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Speedway-en-name-DSMugEKx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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