track meet

noun

plural track meets
chiefly US
: a large gathering of athletes for a track-and-field competition

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Anthony is charged in the stabbing death of student-athlete Austin Metcalf at a Frisco ISD track meet last year. Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 28 May 2026 Georgia football coach Kirby Smart, making a call or two at the recent state high school track meet in Athens. Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 27 May 2026 The attorneys representing the legal defense against Pepper-Jackson's lawsuit at the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) have also taken notice of what the track meet's results might mean for their argument. Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026 The first quarter was a track meet. Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for track meet

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of track meet was in 1904

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“Track meet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/track%20meet. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.

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