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🏃 A running race 💻 A recorded action
track event

track event

1 2.6
A race run on a marked running track, like 100 meters
  • noun
  • /træk ɪˈvɛnt/
translation icon : prueba de atletismo
  • I competed in 11 of the 16 track events in California HS T&F.
  • four track events

Examples

  • I had a track event last month.

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  • The high school hosted several track events this year, including the 100-meter dash and the 400-meter relay.

  • Athletes from around the world competed fiercely in the sprint track events at the Olympic Games.

  • She broke the school record during her favorite track event, the 200-meter race.

Synonyms

race
vstrack event
∞ 1.0

A contest to see who is fastest or finishes first

is limited to competitions on a marked oval in athletics rather than any contest
run
vstrack event
385 1.0

A race on foot to see who is fastest

is held on a marked oval at athletics events rather than any ordinary movement on foot
foot race
vstrack event
4 1.8

An event where people run to see who is fastest

is held on a marked oval for athletics rather than on general courses
footrace
vstrack event
3 2.7

A race where people run a set distance

is held on a marked oval in athletics competitions

How Far

footrace
3 2.7
track event
1 2.6
sprint
55 2.1

Surface Forms

track event singular
track events plural

Morphology

track + event

The phrase is directly compositional: 'track' (to monitor or record) combined with 'event' (an occurrence) yields 'an occurrence that is monitored or recorded', so the overall meaning can be derived from the parts. It is domain-specific jargon but the semantic relation is transparent and follows normal English compounding, so a B1 learner who knows both words should grasp it.

Etymology

Track event comes from sports: it describes an event that takes place on a running track, where athletes race around marked lanes. So, it means 'a footrace or competition held on a running track'.