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 Two months before the Mexico City Games opened, more than 130 Olympians from four countries descended on the city for a track meet. —

Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024 At a Gainesville, Fla., track meet in April, Jones ran the 100 hurdles in 13.11, comfortably under the 13.25-second qualifying standard. —

Adam Kilgore, Washington Post, 29 June 2024 One year before the Berlin Olympics, Owens broke four world records within 45 minutes at a Big Ten track meet at the University of Michigan’s Ferry Field. —

Selena Kuznikov, Variety, 18 June 2024 And there is no denying the Huskies (33-3) have won everything from rock fights to track meets. —

Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for track meet

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