track meet

noun

1. a series of athletic contests such as running and jumping, usually including most track-and-field events.

track meet

noun

1. an athletics meeting

Word History and Origins

Origin of track meet¹

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05

Example Sentences

My mom and dad met at a track meet.

From Salon

The family was steeped in athletics: His parents met at a track meet in Scotland when they were teenagers.

From Los Angeles Times

He also dabbled in other sports, grabbing one rebound in a game for Stanford’s basketball team and running the 400 in one track meet.

From Los Angeles Times

Two months before the Mexico City Games opened, more than 130 Olympians from four countries descended on the city for a track meet.

From Los Angeles Times

His rejection in October 1967 prompted the Black Panthers to picket the Millrose Games at Madison Square Garden and triggered a boycott of the Athletic Club’s 1968 track meet, also at the Garden.

From New York Times