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, whose attorneys argued self-defense during his trial in Collin County, was found guilty of murder June 9 in the fatal stabbing of Metcalf, 17, at a Frisco track meet in April 2025. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 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

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

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