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 found guilty of murder and sentenced to 35 years in prison for the stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a Frisco school track meet in April 2025. — Mary Ella Hastings july 23, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026

The Texas teenager was convicted of murder on June 9 in the death of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf, who was stabbed to death at a high school track meet on the morning of April 2, 2025. — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026

The mile is not typically contested in high-profile track meets. — Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 5 July 2026

In 2023, two adults harassed a 9-year-old child at an elementary school track meet. — Megan Gandy, The Conversation, 1 July 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