track meet

noun

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

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The cross-country team won the overall state championship, led by Caden Leonard, who also won two state titles at the UIL track meet. Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2025 Just one week before Biles and Gaines' online feud began, the administration threatened California with fines and legal action after a 16-year-old transgender athlete, AB Hernandez, won both the girls’ high jump and triple jump at a state track meet, according to CBS News. Jordana Comiter, People.com, 11 June 2025 Why not build an event around a major track meet instead? Russell Dinkins, Sportico.com, 10 June 2025 More: Trump warns Newsom after California transgender athlete qualifies for state championship Ahead of the track meet, Trump instructed local authorities in California not to allow Hernandez to compete in the championship. Joey Garrison, USA Today, 4 June 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 18 Jun. 2025.

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