barrel racing

noun

: a rodeo event for women in which a mounted rider makes a series of sharp turns around three barrels in a cloverleaf pattern

barrel race noun

barrel racer noun

Examples of barrel racing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There are twice-daily rides, plus lunch cookout rides a couple times a week, plus lessons on barrel racing, team penning, and more. —Asonta Benetti, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026

Last year’s rodeo events included bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, saddle bronc riding, tie down roping, breakaway roping, barrel racing, bull riding and all-around champion riding. —Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 30 Jan. 2026

Charlize finished second overall in pole bending, while Savannah Jass placed fifth in junior girls’ goat tying, seventh in barrel racing and eighth in pole bending. —News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026

There were no bronc busters or barrel racing. —The Know, Denver Post, 22 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for barrel racing

• interfacing
• interlacing
• basing
• bracing
• casing
• chasing
• facing
• gracing
• lacing
• pacing
• placing
• spacing