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speed⋅way

[speed-wey]
–noun
1. a road or course for fast driving, motoring, or the like, or on which more than ordinary speed is allowed.
2. a track on which automobile or motorcycle races are held.

Origin:
1890–95, Americanism; speed + way 1

Speed⋅way

[speed-wey]
–noun
a town in central Indiana. 12,641.
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speed·way   (spēd'wā')   
n.  
  1. A course for automobile or motorcycle racing.

  2. A road designed for fast-moving traffic; an expressway.

Speed·way   (spēd'wā')   
A town of central Indiana west of Indianapolis. It is the site of the annual Indianapolis 500 auto race. Population: 12,400.
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