Home › Words › R › racecourseracecourseracecourse means A course over which races are run.EtymologyFrom race + course.nounA course over which races are run.e.g.“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,” — 2011, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem: The Biography – A History of the Middle East, page 393:A racetrack where horse races are run.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.racepath 71% match — A path used for racing. vs racecourse →paceway 71% match — A racetrack for horses. vs racecourse →catadrome 69% match — A racecourse. vs racecourse →hippodrome 69% match — A horse racing course. vs racecourse →racehorse 67% match — A horse that competes in races. vs racecourse →footrace 66% match — A race run on foot. vs racecourse →cursus 63% match — A course; a journey or progression. vs racecourse →raceable 63% match — Able to be raced; suitable for racing. vs racecourse →