field event

noun

: an event (such as weight-throwing or jumping) in a track-and-field meet other than a race

Examples of field event in a Sentence

a discus thrower who excelled at all the field events
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Sprinters don’t really work out with distance runners, and field event people are a completely different group. Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025 For field events, idiosyncrasies form an even bigger part of athlete identity, particularly in events with run-ups: see Greek long jumper Miltiadis Tentoglou and Australian high jumper Eleanor Patterson. Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025 Specialized running shoes trim off seconds in track and field events. Rhett Allain, Wired News, 4 Apr. 2025 On the prospect end of things, these football players have been preparing for something more like a track and field event over the past months since their college football seasons ended. David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for field event

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of field event was in 1899

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“Field event.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20event. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

field event

noun
: an event in a track meet other than a race

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