track meet

noun

plural track meets
chiefly US
: a large gathering of athletes for a track-and-field competition

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The teenager accused of killing another student at a high school track meet in Frisco is set to graduate high school, according to an advocacy group representing his family. Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2025 The frenzied pace increased and the Knicks found themselves in a track meet that left them winded by game seven with a roster depleted by injuries. Tom Rende, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025 Listen to this article 3 min 2024 bronze medalist Fred Kerley was arrested on Thursday, days before he was set to compete at a track meet, for allegedly striking his ex-girlfriend. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025 McDonald, a work-study student and miler at Boston College, started the club when an administrator asked him to organize a track meet for some visiting British runners. Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for track meet

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of track meet was in 1904

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“Track meet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/track%20meet. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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