footrace

noun

foot·​race ˈfu̇t-ˌrās How to pronounce footrace (audio)
: a race run by humans on foot

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The roughly 108-mile race goes around the base of Mont Blanc, Europe’s highest peak, and is considered one of the hardest, most spectacular footraces on Earth, passing through the mountains of France, Switzerland and Italy. George Ramsay, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025 Bayley Lyra Valkyria and Bayley seem to be in a footrace to decide who is going to turn heel first. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025 This morning’s must reads How a Mojave Desert footrace became a showcase for L.A. County Sheriff’s Department turmoil. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025 Another standalone song is performed by a character only tangentially connected to Elmer: In 1928, to promote the completion of the cross-country Route 66, civic organizers sponsored a footrace that took runners from one coast to the other. Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for footrace

Word History

First Known Use

1592, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of footrace was in 1592

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“Footrace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/footrace. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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footrace

noun
foot·​race -ˌrās How to pronounce footrace (audio)
: a race run on foot

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