: of, relating to, or being any of various competitive athletic events (such as running, jumping, and weight throwing) performed on a running track and on the adjacent field

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Having not yet won a gold at the Olympics, Felix hires track-and-field magician Bob Kersee and wins a gold and then another and another at London Olympics. Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 11 June 2025 The Trump administration is threatening California with steep fines and legal action days after a transgender athlete won two statewide high school track-and-field events, ramping up the legal threats aimed at the state over transgender issues. Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 3 June 2025 Hitler was personally involved in the design and construction of the 100,000-seat track-and-field stadium after the Nazis assumed power in 1933, two years after the Games were awarded to the city. Ciarán Fahey, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025 The organizers had moved the speech from a smaller venue to a track-and-field complex as big as three football fields. Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 26 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for track-and-field

Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of track-and-field was in 1905

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“Track-and-field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/track-and-field. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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track-and-field

adjective
ˌtrak-ən-ˈfē(ə)ld
: of, relating to, or being sports events (as racing, throwing, and jumping contests) held on a running track and on an enclosed field
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