track meet

noun

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

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Body camera footage and security tapes show the two at the Kuykendall Stadium track meet. Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 June 2026 Metcalf's father, Jeff Metcalf, previously told Fox News Digital that surveillance footage of his son's fatal stabbing would contradict many of the claims that circulated online after the deadly confrontation at a Texas track meet. Louis Casiano , Stepheny Price , Brooke Taylor , Jasmine Baehr , Brie Stimson , Kelsie Cairns , Reagan Schroeder, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026 He was accused of fatally stabbing Austin Metcalf, a 17-year-old student-athlete, during a Frisco Independent School District track meet on April 2, 2025. Matthew Davisson, CBS News, 19 June 2026 Prosecutors argued that the stabbing was an unjustified attack that stemmed from a disagreement over Anthony's presence under a Memorial High School team tent during the rainy track meet, the Associated Press reported. Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 14 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for track meet

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 28 Jun. 2026.

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