track meet

noun

plural track meets

chiefly US

: a large gathering of athletes for a track-and-field competition

Examples of track meet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Anthony, 19, was convicted more than a year after fatally stabbing Metcalf, 17, during a regional high school track meet at Kuykendall Stadium in Frisco, Texas, on April 2, 2025. — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Centre max speed 2025-26 via NHL Edge The Oilers are a track meet at centre, with McDavid and Draisaitl leading the way. — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Shaw has showed up at track meets to protest Hernandez’s participation — which Hernandez’s mother has called threatening. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

It's supposed to be a track meet featuring the best of the best. — ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for track meet

• amit
• athlete
• backseat
• blackfeet
• broadsheet
• browbeat
• buckwheat
• compete
• compleat
• complete
• conceit
• concrete