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SPORTS MEETING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sports meeting mean?
• SPORTS MEETING (noun)
The noun SPORTS MEETING has 1 sense:
1. a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
Familiarity information: SPORTS MEETING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
meet; sports meeting
Hypernyms ("sports meeting" is a kind of...):
athletic competition; athletic contest; athletics (a contest between athletes)
Meronyms (parts of "sports meeting"):
track and field (participating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with it)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sports meeting"):
gymkhana (a meet at which riders and horses display a range of skills and aptitudes)
race meeting (a regular occasion on which a number of horse races are held on the same track)
regatta (a meeting for boat races)
swim meet; swimming meet (a swimming competition between two or more teams)
track meet (a track and field competition between two or more teams)
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