track meet

noun

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

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Funeral arrangements have been made for 17-year-old Austin Metcalf, who died last week when he was stabbed by another student at a North Texas high school track meet. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2025 The killing happened the morning of April 2 during a track meet at Frisco Independent School District's Kuykendall Stadium. Saleen Martin, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025 The parents recently had a family day out while supporting their daughter Cairo at her track meet. Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 8 Apr. 2025 The two 17-year-olds whose dispute ended in a fatal stabbing at a Texas high school track meet did not know each other prior to the incident, according to witnesses. Liam Quinn, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025 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 22 Apr. 2025.

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