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

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cinder track

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

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

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

She sprinted in spiked shoes on a frozen pond when snow covered the cinder track in winter.

From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2017

For the first few yards the assistant engineer ran almost as well as though on a cinder track.

From The Young Engineers in Arizona Laying Tracks on the Man-killer Quicksand by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)