dual meet

noun

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

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The Aztecs have won 85 straight dual meets going back eight years. Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026 Over the past two perfect seasons, only five of Stockon’s matches have gone to the third period, with Dyes (who also lost to Stockton at a dual meet last year) being two of those. Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 22 Feb. 2026 Birmingham won City Section wrestling dual meet championships for boys and girls on Saturday. . . Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2026 Jordan Chiles and the No. 5 UCLA Bruins took down Big Ten conference foe No. 21 Michigan State in a crucial dual meet on Sunday. Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dual meet

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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 27 Feb. 2026.

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