racecourse

Language: en

🇬🇧 /'reɪskɔːs/ 🇺🇸 /'reskɔrs/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    A ground or track laid out for horse racing, typically including a course for the horses, grandstands, and other facilities for spectators.; A track or course used for any kind of racing, including motor racing, cycling, or greyhound racing.; A stretch of water or channel used for boat racing or rowing competitions.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable Plural: racecourses

Collocations

at the racecourseon the racecourseracecourse trackracecourse meetingracecourse owner

Synonyms

racetracktrackcircuitcourse

Commonly confused

racetrack
EN: 'Racetrack' is more general and used for any type of racing (cars, dogs, horses); 'racecourse' is used primarily for horse racing, especially in British English.
race course
EN: 'Race course' as two words is a non-standard variant; the accepted spelling is the single compound word 'racecourse'.

Spelling tips

EN: Write as one word 'racecourse', not two words 'race course'. Note the British preference for 'racecourse' versus the American preference for 'racetrack'.

💬 Examples

  1. Thousands of spectators gathered at the racecourse to watch the Grand National.

  2. The new racecourse was designed to accommodate both motorcycle and car racing events.

  3. The Olympic rowing events were held on a specially prepared racecourse on the lake.