Iditarod
- proper noun
- /ˈɪdɪˌtærəd/
- I was in Alaska recently to take part in Iditarod 39, a dog mushing race in downtown Anchorage.
- Iditarod Start
Don't go out there with one dog for the Iditarod.
- Don't go out there with one dog for the Iditarod.
- I feel like I've been on the Iditarod.
- That's like us going up to Canada with a couple of, you know, a couple Rottweilers and winning a damn Iditarod.
Examples
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Royer, who competed in Iditarod as a top-finishing woman from 2008 to 2011, will return for the 2013 race.
Blog text (22) -
Woodsong contains a map of Alaska focusing on the Iditarod sled dog race.
Academic text (2014) -
Well, next to the Iditarod, it's the biggest dog race around.
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And today they run the Iditarod Dog Race over the very path he and the others took.
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Some of our teams are worth thousands; two teams are going down for the Iditarod next month.
Fiction book (1992) -
From Anchorage to Nome, the excitement of the incredible 1,049-mile Iditarod dog sled race is incomparable.
Academic text (2004) -
The 25-musher field is full of veterans and rookies alike, including Iditarod champion Lance Mackey and several perennial Iditarod mushers as well.
Blog text (31) -
The Iditarod is the most famous dogsled race, spanning over 1,000 miles in Alaska each year.
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Many mushers train for months in preparation for the challenging Iditarod race through harsh Alaskan conditions.
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Competitors from all over the world gather in Alaska to participate in the Iditarod, a thrilling test of endurance.
Synonyms
A long dog sled race across Alaska that happens every year and covers about 1,000 miles
Compounds
A long dog sled race across Alaska that happens every year and covers about 1,000 miles
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Iditarod comes from the name of a place in Alaska — the old Iditarod Trail and a small town. So the race is named after that long trail, which helps you remember that the Iditarod is a long dogsled race across Alaska.