cinder track

American  

noun

1. a track covered with small cinders, for use in running races.

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cinder track British  

noun

1. a racetrack covered with fine cinders

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Etymology

Origin of cinder track

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Bank was dismissed a few days after for shouting out over the staid Palmer as Mills sprinted the final 80 yards on the cinder track, the last time that surface was used at the Olympics.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 5, 2020

American swimmer Don Schollander took four gold medals, Czechoslovakian gymnast Vera Caslavska won three, and Bob Hayes tied the 100-meter world record of 10.0 seconds, the last Olympics run on a cinder track.

From Washington Times • Apr. 14, 2020

Harrison Dillard of the USA won the men’s 100m on a sodden cinder track that left him spattered with mud.

From The Guardian • Mar. 27, 2020

She then began training full time here on a cinder track and forest paths.

From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2017

"Has a cinder track been laid to the top of Parnassus?" wrote one who rather prided himself on his quaint and whimsical fancy.

From The Whirligig of Time by Williams, Wayland Wells