field event
noun
an event in a track meet that involves throwing something, as a discus or javelin, or jumping and is not performed on the running track.
Origin of field event
1First recorded in 1895–1900
Words Nearby field event
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How to use field event in a sentence
I think all track and field events do, but there’s something about the steeplechase.
The wet and wild history of steeplechase, Olympic track and field’s splashiest event | Matt Bonesteel | June 25, 2021 | Washington Post
British Dictionary definitions for field event
field event
noun
a competition, such as the discus, high jump, etc, that takes place on a field or similar area as opposed to those on the running track
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