dual meet

noun

plural dual meets
chiefly US : a sports competition involving two teams compare tri-meet, quad meet

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Birmingham won City Section wrestling dual meet championships for boys and girls on Saturday. . . Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2026 The Titans have beaten the Bears the past two years in dual meets. Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026 Jordan Chiles and the No. 5 UCLA Bruins took down Big Ten conference foe No. 21 Michigan State in a crucial dual meet on Sunday. Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026 The 15-game football campaign delayed their debut in the winter wrestling season by a month but the brothers looked to be in midseason form when both won in their first match of the season on Wednesday in a dual meet at home against DeLand. Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dual meet

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dual meet was in 1889

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“Dual meet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dual%20meet. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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