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# racetrack

noun (a racetrack, racetracks)

«racetrack» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A track, usually an oval or loop, where horses, cars, bikes or runners race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racetrack/#m1)
2. A place where horse races are held, with stands for the crowd (also called a racecourse). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racetrack/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, racetracks are places for car racing (like Formula 1), horse racing and running races. In maths, a racetrack loop is a good example for distance problems: if one lap is 400 metres, 5 laps are 2,000 metres. In stories, a racetrack brings speed, noise and excitement. Phrases: round the racetrack, at the racetrack, a lap of the racetrack.

### Examples

- The cars zoomed round the racetrack. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racetrack/#x1)
- We went to the racetrack to watch the horses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racetrack/#x2)
- One lap of the school racetrack is 400 metres. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racetrack/#x3)
- My toy racetrack has a loop-the-loop. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racetrack/#x4)
- The crowd at the racetrack cheered as the winner crossed the line. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racetrack/#x5)
- She ran four laps of the racetrack, which is 1,600 metres. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racetrack/#x6)

### Note

Countable: a racetrack, racetracks. One word (sometimes "race track"). In the UK, a place for horse races is often called a "racecourse". In maths, distance = laps × length of one lap.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «racetrack» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/racetrack/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«racetrack» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/racetrack.html) on Mova free.