cinder track
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of cinder track
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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My friends and I were among the kids who occasionally did just that, and who, for fun, raced each other on that cinder track.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
No human in history achieved the feat until May 6, 1954, when Roger Bannister, a British medical student, ran the distance in 3:59.4 on a cinder track in Oxford, England.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2022
And the last to be run on a cinder track; a bridge between older Olympics and the modern.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 29, 2021
With Chris Brasher setting the pace on the cinder track, they ran a first lap in 57.5 seconds, then 60.7 - 1:58.2 for the half mile.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 4, 2018
Still I kept up very well, and my early sprinting on the cinder track came to my aid.
From Hunting with the Bow and Arrow by Saxton Pope
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