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short track

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.85 in modern English

Syllables
short- -track
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see short, track.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see short, track.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A subdiscipline of speed skating, where skaters race around an ice rink, the size of an ice hockey rink; typically in mass start racing, against other skaters in heats.

Uncountable

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Sports.

Inflected Forms

short tracks (plural) short-track (alternative) shorttrack (alternative)

Phrases

long track

Frequently Paired Words

long track

Synonyms

short-track speed skating

Questions

What does short track mean?
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see short, track.

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