Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

racecourse

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables: race-course
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A course over which races are run.

noun

A racetrack where horse races are run.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage

Example Sentences

"At one point they made a racecourse around the Sepulchre and some, almost in a state of nudity, danced about with frantic gestures, yelling and screaming as if possessed,"
"By Savernake the train was 4½min early; we then had the thrill of sweeping through Newbury at 95 m.p.h.—and one wonders if any of the punters on the neighbouring racecourse had any eyes for our flying cavalcade as we swept by, for it was a race day—[...]."

Etymology

From race + course.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Sports.

Inflected Forms

racecourses (plural)

Synonyms

racetrack raceway track

Questions

What does racecourse mean?: A course over which races are run.
Where does racecourse come from?: From race + course.

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