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speed skating

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noun
  1. ice skating as a form of racing, usually on an oval course and against other competitors or the clock.
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Origin of speed skating

First recorded in 1880–85
Related formsspeed skater, speed·skat·er, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for speed skating

speed skating

noun
  1. a form of ice skating in which contestants race against each other or the clock over various distances
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