field event

field event

n. A throwing or jumping event of a track-and-field meet.

field event

n (Athletics (Track & Field)) a competition, such as the discus, high jump, etc, that takes place on a field or similar area as opposed to those on the running track

field′ event`

n. an event in a track meet, as throwing a discus or javelin or jumping, that is not performed on the track.

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field event - a competition that takes place on a field rather than on a running tracktrack meet - a track and field competition between two or more teamshigh jump - a competition that involves jumping as high as possible over a horizontal barbroad jump, long jump - a competition that involves jumping as far as possible from a running startpole jump, pole jumping, pole vault, pole vaulting - a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long poleshot put - an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball is hurled as far as possiblehammer throw - an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball that is attached to a flexible wire is hurled as far as possiblediscus - an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possiblejavelin - an athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possiblematch - a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete