flat race

noun Track, Horse Racing.

a race run on a level track having no hurdles, water jumps, hedges, or the like to hinder the speed of the entrants.

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Origin of flat race

First recorded in 1840–50

OTHER WORDS FROM flat race

flat racing, noun

Words nearby flat race

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Example sentences from the Web for flat race

  • This course was well in view of the grand stand, as well as from the middle of the flat-race course.

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