race-walk

[reys-wawk]

verb (used without object)

1. to participate in race walking.

Word History and Origins

Origin of race-walk¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

We grab each other’s arms and race-walk to the lunch area.

From Literature

Along the looping race-walk course Friday, there was a screen that featured an up-to-date temperature reading.

From Seattle Times

The cashier abandoned the register at a race-walk, then sprinted through the produce section.

From Washington Post

“I’m just Erin who likes to race-walk. Why won’t you let me race 50K?”

From Washington Post

Mr. Lyford found another rooting, and then another, and he felt sure he had the trail, so he took off in a kind of race-walk, his arms pumping so that the gun wiggled in the air like he was in color guard.

From Literature