Definition
A track or road designed for high-speed racing, especially where cars or motorcycles compete at very fast speeds.
Etymology
Compound of 'speed' (Old English 'sped,' related to 'succeed') + 'way' (Old English 'weg,' path). The term emerged in early 20th century when motor racing became popular and dedicated race tracks were built.
Kelly Says
The first speedway opened in 1908 at Brooklands in England, and it was so revolutionary that it inspired a global racing culture—now there are speedways on every continent.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ፍላህት መንገድ
fla-hit me-nged
ARالعربية
ملعب السرعة
mal-ab as-sari'ah
BNবাংলা
স্পিডওয়ে
speed-o-we
CACatalà
circuit de velocitat
cir-cuit de ve-lo-ci-tat
CSČeština
rychlostní dráha
rych-lost-ni dra-ha
DADansk
fartbane
fart-ba-ne
DEDeutsch
Speedway
speed-way
ELΕλληνικά
πεδίον ταχύτητας
pe-di-on ta-ch-i-ta-tas
ESEspañol
velódromo
ve-lo-dor-mo
FAفارسی
پیست سرعت
pi-st sa-re-vat
FISuomi
nopeusrata
no-peus-ra-ta
FRFrançais
piste de vitesse
pees-ta de vi-te
HAHA
hanya tsari
hun-ya tsari
HEעברית
מסלול מהירות
mas-lul me-hi-rot
HIहिन्दी
गति पथ
ga-ti pa-th
HUMagyar
sebességpálya
se-bes-seg-pa-lya
IDBahasa Indonesia
speedway
speed-way
ITItaliano
velodromo
ve-lo-dro-mo
JA日本語
スピードウェイ
supīdo we-i
KKKK
hızlı sürüş pist
hiz-li sur-üş pist
KMKM
ផ្លូវប្រកួត
ph-lov pra-kwat
MSBahasa Melayu
pusing laju
pu-sing la-ju
MYမြန်မာ
အလျင် လမ်း
a-lin lam
NLNederlands
snelheidsbaan
snel-heid-s-baan
NONorsk
hastighetsbane
has-ti-ghets-ba-ne
PLPolski
tor wyścigowy
tor v-s-cig-owy
PTPortuguês
autodromo de velocidade
au-to-dro-mo de ve-lo-ci-da-de
RORomână
pista de viteză
pis-ta de vi-te-za
RUРусский
велотрек
ve-lo-trek
SVSvenska
hastighetsbana
has-ti-ghets-ba-na
SWKiswahili
piste ya kasi
pi-ste ya ka-si
TAதமிழ்
வேகப் பாதை
ve-ga pa-thai
TEతెలుగు
స్పీడ్వే
speed-we
THไทย
สนามแข่งความเร็ว
snan-aeng kwam-ree
TLTL
daang ng bilis
da-ang ng bi-lis
TRTürkçe
hız yarış pisti
hiz yar-ış pi-sti
UKУкраїнська
швидкісний трек
shvid-kys-nyy trek
URاردو
سرعت ٹریک
sar-at trak
VITiếng Việt
đường đua tốc độ
duong dua toc do
ZUZU
umkhawulo wezinhlelo
um-kha-wu-lo we-zin-hle-lo