one fourth of a mile (approx. 0.402 km); a race over this distance.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > [noun] > types of race (26) quarter-mile1611 one fourth of a mile (approx. 0.402 km); a race over this distance. dead1635 = dead heat, n. Obsolete. diaulos1706 A double course, in which the racers turned round a goal and returned to the starting point. quarter1779 Chiefly North American = quarter-mile n. at compounds 4. dead heat1796 A ‘heat’ or race in which two (or more) competitors reach the goal at the same instant. match race1804 a race, esp. a horse race, run according to competition rules. dash1836 Sporting. (a) A race run in one heat. U.S. (b) A sprint. U.S. sprint race1836 A fast running race run over a short distance; (now usually) one in which the competitors run a distance of 400m or less. Also: a short, fast, race… mile1851 A race over a distance of one mile. Also: a portion of a race extending over a mile's length of the course. road race1852 A race conducted on a road (sometimes as opposed to a racetrack). time trial1857 Sport. A test of a competitor's individual speed over a set distance, esp. (chiefly Cycling) a race in which competitors are separately timed over… decider1858 Sport. A final race or heat that decides the winner of a contest, esp. an extra one run for that purpose, as after a dead heat; (also) a game… all-ages1864 Chiefly Coursing. A race open to competitors of all ages. Also: the competitors entered for a race of this type collectively. Now rare. rough-up1864 Sport. Now rare. A trial run for a racehorse. hippodrome1867 U.S. slang. A race or other sporting competition which has been manipulated, staged, or fixed so the outcome is known to the competitors… distance running1868 Sport (chiefly Athletics). As a modifier, designating an athlete who competes in races over a long distance, or racing of this kind, as in distance… team race1869 †(a) a race for vehicles drawn by teams of horses (obsolete); (b) a race in which teams compete against each other, esp. one in which the winner is… run-off1873 A final deciding race or other contest, held after a tie or inconclusive result. relay race1878 = sense 3b. walk-away1879 a race in which the winner leaves the competitors far behind (cf. to walk away from at sense 16e and runaway, n. 5a); also in extended use and as adj.… title race1905 A race that determines the winner of a particular title. tortoise race1913 a race in which the last person home wins. procession1937 concrete. Sport. A race or contest in which the finishing order or result has become clear some time before the end; a humiliating defeat; (Cricket)… stage1943 Sport. Any of the sections into which a long-distance race or rally is divided. In quot. 1943, a racing competition for a particular category of… pace1968 North American. A pacing race (see pacing, n. 2). prologue1973 Cycling. A very short preliminary time trial held as the initial stage of a multistage race. |
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