"roval" meaning in English

See roval in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: En-au-roval.ogg [Australia] Forms: rovals [plural]
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  1. (slang, motor racing) A motor racecourse composed of a road course section and a portion of a banked oval track. Tags: slang

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