field event
noun
: 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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On Saturday, the Southern Section will hold its Masters Meet at Moorpark and for the first time have 18 qualifiers competing in races and field events, up from nine.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
While most of the golf world was laser-focused on the signature event at the Truist Championship, there were still very big stakes on the line in the Myrtle Beach Classic, the opposite field event.
—Troy Finnegan, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
The report states the two ran into each other at a conditioning appointment for an upcoming track and field event.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 2 May 2025
Also, Windermere Prep softball on a hot streak, upcoming track and field events and Lake Nona boys and girls tennis dominance continues.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2025
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
While most of the golf world was laser-focused on the signature event at the Truist Championship, there were still very big stakes on the line in the Myrtle Beach Classic, the opposite field event.
—Troy Finnegan, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
The report states the two ran into each other at a conditioning appointment for an upcoming track and field event.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 2 May 2025
Also, Windermere Prep softball on a hot streak, upcoming track and field events and Lake Nona boys and girls tennis dominance continues.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Field event.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20event. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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