athletic event (noun)

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• field event — noun a competition that takes place on a field rather than on a running track • Hypernyms: ↑match • Hyponyms: ↑high jump, ↑long jump, ↑broad jump, ↑pole vault, ↑pole vaulting, ↑pole jump, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• field event — /ˈfild əvɛnt/ (say feeld uhvent) noun an athletic event which does not take place on a track, as a jumping or throwing event …  

• track event — /ˈtræk əvɛnt/ (say trak uhvent) noun an athletic event which takes place on a track, as running races, hurdling. Compare field event …  

• diving event — noun an athletic competition that involves diving into water • Syn: ↑diving • Hypernyms: ↑match • Part Holonyms: ↑swimming meet, ↑swim meet …   Useful english dictionary

• swimming event — noun an athletic competition that involves swimming • Hypernyms: ↑match • Part Holonyms: ↑swimming meet, ↑swim meet …   Useful english dictionary

• high jump — noun 1. a competition that involves jumping as high as possible over a horizontal bar • Hypernyms: ↑field event 2. the act of jumping as high as possible over a horizontal bar • Hypernyms: ↑jumping • Hyponyms: ↑Fosbury flop * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• long jump — noun 1. a competition that involves jumping as far as possible from a running start • Syn: ↑broad jump • Hypernyms: ↑field event • Part Meronyms: ↑run up 2. the act of jumping as far as possible from a running start • …   Useful english dictionary

• triple jump — noun an athletic contest in which a competitor must perform successively a hop and a step and a jump in continuous movement • Syn: ↑hop step and jump • Hypernyms: ↑athletic contest, ↑athletic competition, ↑athletics * * * noun the triple jump :… …   Useful english dictionary

• hammer throw — noun an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball that is attached to a flexible wire is hurled as far as possible • Hypernyms: ↑field event * * * noun : a field event in which a metal sphere attached to a flexible handle is hurled for… …   Useful english dictionary

• pentathlon — noun an athletic event comprising five different events for each competitor, in particular (also modern pentathlon) an event involving fencing, shooting, swimming, riding, and cross country running. Derivatives pentathlete noun Origin C17: from… …   English new terms dictionary

• loppet — noun /ˈloʊ.pɛt/ a) A large, long distance (approximately 35+ kilometer) cross country skiing event. b) Any long endurance race or athletic event which occurs across varied terrain …   Wiktionary