roadeon.
/ˈrəʊdɪəʊ/, U.S. /ˈroʊdiˌoʊ/ Chiefly North American.
An exhibition or contest at which operators of road vehicles, esp. lorry drivers, compete in various tests designed to demonstrate driving skills; a rodeo involving vehicles. Frequently attributive.Quot. 1924 refers to the Motor Roadeo Dinner of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce.
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1924 Commerc. Car Jrnl. 15 Jan. 70 (heading) Motor roadeo provokes interesting highway discussion.]
1940 N.Y. Times 8 Dec. (Travel section) 16/4 At the annual American Trucking Association's ‘roadeo’,..the thirty-seven State champion drivers competing..had the choice of five different-make trucks.
1960 Chicago Tribune 23 June iii. 13/6 Courteous driver contests. Driving ‘roadeo’ competitions. Safety checks of students' cars.
1990 H. Engel Dead & Buried (1991) viii. 71 He was a finalist in the National Roadeo Championships in Toronto. Jack could haul a rig through the eye of a needle.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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