track meet
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3.4
- noun
- /træk mit/
- US
:
competencia de atletismo
- The track meet featured exciting races and impressive performances from the athletes.
- state track meet
- school track meet
- high school track meet
Again, it's not just the Democrats who have gone to the running track meets instead of doing their job.
- Again, it's not just the Democrats who have gone to the running track meets instead of doing their job.
Examples
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Many schools will compete in various events at the annual track meet this spring.
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The students trained hard all season for the upcoming track meet next weekend.
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Are they coming to the track meet?
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And I went to watch the track meet.
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I saw her at the track meet.
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I won one like that once at a high school track meet.
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You know, the day I met your father was at a track meet.
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I am not interested in the track meet.
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"Hey, I know who you are," she calls out, "I saw you at the track meet."
Fiction book (1999) -
Otherwise, it would be a fairly even track meet.
Blog text (15)
Synonyms
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3.1
An event with several sporting contests
A day when people or teams compete in different sports
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Morphology
The meaning 'a sporting competition in which athletes compete on the track' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'track' (a marked course for running) with 'meet' (an athletic event). This noun+noun composition follows regular English compounding patterns and is conceptually straightforward for learners who know both constituents.
Etymology
Track meet comes from the simple image of athletes gathering on a running track for a meet, a 'gathering' of teams and schools. That's why it means 'a sports competition' where athletes run, jump, and throw.