track meet
(track meet)
Princeton's WordNet
a track and field competition between two or more teams
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oval
(ˈoʊ vəl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an elliptical field or a field on which an elliptical track is laid out, as for athletic contests.
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field event
(field event)
Princeton's WordNet
a competition that takes place on a field rather than on a running track
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track
Webster Dictionary
a mark left by something that has passed along; as, the track, or wake, of a ship; the track of a meteor; the track of a sled or a wheel
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track and field
(track and field)
Princeton's WordNet
participating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with it
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track
(æk)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
both track and field events as a whole.
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athletics
(æθˈlɛt ɪks)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Brit. track-and-field events.
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field
(fild)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
of, taking place, or competed for on the field and not on the track, as the discus throw or shot put.
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track meet
(ˈtræk mən)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a series of athletic contests such as running and jumping, usu. including most track-and-field events.
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triathlon
(ɪˈæθ lɒn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a women's track-and-field competition comprising the 100-meter dash, high jump, and shot put.
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pentathlon
(ɛnˈtæθ lən, -lɒn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an athletic contest comprising five different track and field events and won by the contestant amassing the highest total score.
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decathlon
(ɪˈkæθ lɒn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an athletic contest comprising ten different track-and-field events and won by the contestant amassing the highest total score.
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heptathlon
(ɛpˈtæθ lən, -lɒn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an athletic contest for women comprising seven different track-and-field events and won by the contestant amassing the highest total score.
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gymnasium
(ə, -ʒə)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
(in ancient Greece) a public facility for athletic training, usu. including a running track, exercise field, and palaestra.
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aceldama
Webster Dictionary
the potter's field, said to have lain south of Jerusalem, purchased with the bribe which Judas took for betraying his Master, and therefore called the field of blood. Fig.: A field of bloodshed
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switch
(switch)
Princeton's WordNet
railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock
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false start
(ˈfɔls hʊd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a premature start by a contestant in a race, as in a swimming or track event, necessitating calling the field back to start again.
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wake
Webster Dictionary
the track left by a vessel in the water; by extension, any track; as, the wake of an army
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shunt
Webster Dictionary
a turning off to a side or short track, that the principal track may be left free
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y
Webster Dictionary
a portion of track consisting of two diverging tracks connected by a cross track
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up-line
Webster Dictionary
a line or track leading from the provinces toward the metropolis or a principal terminus; the track upon which up-trains run. See Up-train
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trail
Webster Dictionary
a track left by man or beast; a track followed by the hunter; a scent on the ground by the animal pursued; as, a deer trail
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turn-out
Webster Dictionary
a short side track on a railroad, which may be occupied by one train while another is passing on a main track; a shunt; a siding; a switch
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cornfield
Webster Dictionary
a field where corn is or has been growing; -- in England, a field of wheat, rye, barley, or oats; in America, a field of Indian corn
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slot
Webster Dictionary
the track of a deer; hence, a track of any kind
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field event
(ˈfil dər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an event in a track meet, as throwing a discus or javelin or jumping, that is not performed on the track.
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switch
(ɪtʃ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a track structure for diverting moving trains or rolling stock from one track to another.
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siding
(ˈsaɪ dɪŋ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a short railroad track opening onto a main track at one or both ends.
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grade crossing
(ɪd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an intersection of a railroad track and another track, a road, etc., at the same level.
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spur
(ɜr)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a short branch track leading from the main track.
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