racecourse

[ reys-kawrs, -kohrs ]
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noun
  1. a current of water, as a millrace.

Origin of racecourse

1
First recorded in 1755–65; race1 + course

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How to use racecourse in a sentence

  • The bookmaking fraternity muster strong on all racecourses, and apparently make an uncommonly good living out of their avocation.

    Town Life in Australia | R. E. N. (Richard) Twopeny
  • He thought he could give up the racecourses; but he was sure that he could at any rate say that he would give them up.

  • I wish young men weren't so bad;—that there were no racecourses, and betting, and all that.

  • The Roodee at Chester appears to have been one of the first public racecourses; the townspeople gave a silver bell to be run for.

    Horses Past and Present | Walter Gilbey
  • Such men are met in the largest quantities on racecourses in billiard-rooms, and gambling-saloons.

    Rogues and Vagabonds | George R. Sims

British Dictionary definitions for racecourse

racecourse

/ (ˈreɪsˌkɔːs) /


noun
  1. a long broad track, usually of grass, enclosed between rails, and with starting and finishing points marked upon it, over which horses are raced: Also called (esp US and Canadian): racetrack

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