roval

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noun

A motor racecourse composed of a road course section and a portion of a banked oval track.

OriginEnglish oval ← Late Latin ōvālis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
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Meanings

nounroval (plural rovals)

plural rovals

  1. slanghobbiesA motor racecourse composed of a road course section and a portion of a banked oval track.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*raidō
  2. Proto-West Germanic*raidu
  3. Old Englishrād
  4. Middle Englishrode
  5. Englishroad
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-der.?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éwis
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ōwyóm
  9. Proto-Italic*ōw(j)om
  10. Latinōvum
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Late Latinōvālis
  14. Englishoval
  15. Englishroval

Blend of road + oval.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

orvalvolar
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APA

roval. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roval

MLA

“roval.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roval. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “roval,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roval.

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