Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race
- noun
- /ˈɪdɪˌtɑrəd treɪl dɔɡ slɛd reɪs/
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Carrera de trineos Iditarod
- Each March, mushers and their teams compete in the Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race across the harsh Alaskan landscape.
Examples
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The Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race is considered one of the toughest endurance events in the world.
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Thousands of fans gather to watch the start of the Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race in Anchorage every year.
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The Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race is a famous event in Alaska.
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Many mushers participate in the Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race every year.
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Each March, mushers and their teams compete in the Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race across the harsh Alaskan landscape.
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The Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race is considered one of the toughest endurance events in the world.
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Thousands of fans gather to watch the start of the Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race in Anchorage every year.
Synonyms
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A long dog sled race across Alaska that takes place every year
Surface Forms
Morphology
Iditarod + trail + dog + sled + race
The phrase is fully compositional: combining the place/name 'Iditarod' with 'trail' and the compound noun 'dog sled race' clearly denotes a race of dog-drawn sleds along the Iditarod Trail. While 'Iditarod' is a specific proper name learners may not know, the constituent words transparently convey the event (a long-distance dog-sled race), so a B1 learner who knows the parts can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race is named after the old Iditarod Trail in Alaska, a route from the gold-rush era where dog teams carried mail and supplies between remote towns. The modern race honors those long, hard journeys by having mushers and their dog teams travel nearly 1,000 miles, so the name now refers to the yearly long-distance dog-sled race across Alaska.