dual meet

noun

plural dual meets
chiefly US : a sports competition involving two teams compare tri-meet, quad meet

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At the dual meet hosted by Virginia against Florida in October, held in a 25-meter pool to prepare for the forthcoming Short Course championships, Walsh showcased her abilities in the short course meter pools. Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024 The Bruins will travel to face Maryland, Michigan and Washington for dual meets and will compete against Nebraska, Ohio State and Rutgers in a quad meet in Columbus, Ohio. Tess Demeyer, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024 But all eyes shifted towards Gretchen Walsh in the Virginia Cavaliers’ first dual meet of the season, as the senior broke four American records, the last of which was also a world record. Sophie Kaufman, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024 This was Walsh and the Virginia Cavaliers first official dual meet of the 2024-25 NCAA season. Sophie Kaufman, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dual meet 

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dual meet was in 1889

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“Dual meet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dual%20meet. Accessed 7 Dec. 2024.

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