track meet

noun

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

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Sunday's track meet was one of a three-meet series held on the UCCS campus, according to UCCS. Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025 The track meet was one of a three-meet series for club sport high school students across the state, according to the release. Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 26 Jan. 2025 Many of those same decisions Kerr made didn’t look as genius as Golden State’s jumpers clanked and Sacramento turned the game into a track meet. Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025 Meet director Zakia Haywood, who also serves as The Armory’s director of College Track & Field and Special Projects, was happy with KPMG’s consistent sponsorship of the HBCU Showcase track meet and their support of the athletes’ careers after college. Jared McCallister, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for track meet 

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

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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 5 Feb. 2025.

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