race-walk
Americanverb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of race-walk
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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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
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