SINCE 1828
field event
nounDefinition of field event
: an event (such as weight-throwing or jumping) in a track-and-field meet other than a race
Examples of field event in a Sentence
a discus thrower who excelled at all the field events
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Top 9 qualify in running events; top 12 in field events and 800 and 1600 runs. — Union-tribune, sandiegouniontribune.com, "June 1 prep scores | playoff schedules," 1 June 2018 The first field event posted is a victory by West Orange senior Elijah Jackson in the boys shot put. — Buddy Collings, OrlandoSentinel.com, ""Region of Death" track and field report | West Orange girls, Brantley boys take titles," 26 Apr. 2018 The Highland Games traditionally involve a selection of events including the tug-o-war and the caber toss, alongside Highland dance competitions, bagpiping, and track and field events. — Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, "Queen Elizabeth Attends Church in Balmoral with Prince Charles and Princess Anne," 2 Sep. 2018 The following are podium photos of the winners and top eight placing athletes in each Class 3A, 2A and 1A state track and field event, plus results. — Nick Daschel | The Oregonian/oregonlive, OregonLive.com, "OSAA Class 3A, 2A, 1A state track and field: Meet the winners and placewinners, top 4 teams, results," 19 May 2018 The field at TPC Potomac was, statistically, the weakest non-oppposite-field event field of the calendar year. — Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, "FORE Questions: More Rules Headaches, Predicting Ryder Cup Rosters and Grading Tiger's Comeback," 3 July 2018 Classic Division competition begins at 2 p.m. with field events and track prelims. — Buddy Collings, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Golden South Classic draws top talent from Alabama, Texas, Virginia," 18 May 2018 Other local athletes also advanced to the Masters Meet by earning top nine overall performances in their events, or top 12 in the 800 meters, 1,600, 3,200 and all field events. — Matt Szabo, latimes.com, "Costa Mesa’s Tayla Crenshaw rises to occasion at CIF track and field finals," 20 May 2018 The Catamount women share similar balance to their male counterparts, scoring 81.5 points in field events and 68 in track events. — Samford Athletics, AL.com, "Samford track & field teams head to VMI for 2018 SoCon Indoor Championships," 23 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'field event.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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