track
noun (SPORT) /træk/Definition
B1 [C] a type of path or road, often in the shape of a ring, which has been specially designed and built for sports events, especially racing: an all-weather track a dog/horse track The runners are now on their final lap of the track. → See also racetrackSurfaces on which sports take place B2 [U] US a sport in which people compete with each other by running a race on a specially prepared circular path: a track eventAthletics › [U] (also track and field) US for athletics
(Definition of track noun (SPORT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- athlete noun
- athleticism noun
- athletics noun
- caber noun
- false start noun (RACE)
- gun noun
- half-marathon noun
- hammer throwing noun
- marathon adjective (RACE)
- marathon noun (RACE)
- middle-distance adjective
- pentathlon noun
- pole vault noun
- relay noun (TEAM)
- run-up noun
- shot noun (METAL BALL)
- straight noun (SPORTS TRACK)
- tape noun (STRIP)
- the triple jump noun
- track meet noun
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