Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Athletic events performed on a running track and the field associated with it.
Wiktionary
- n. a group of athletic sports, consisting mainly of various kinds of running, jumping and throwing, that take place on a track and the enclosed field
WordNet 3.0
- n. participating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with it
Examples
“Most athletes and black leaders did not think a black boycott would be effective, but one of Edwards's first adherents to the idea was Tommie Smith, a student at San Jose State College and an extraordinary athlete who already held two world records in track and field events.”
1968 the Year that Rocked the World
“Gymnastics, many track and field events, ballet, swimming, and skating areprime examples of this alternative routing of information.”
“Nike signs track and field agreement with China Sports Service, wherein Nike agrees to endorse, equip, and help train Chinese national men’s and women’s track and field teams.”
Simon & Schuster: Strategic Management in Developing Countries Case Studies
“In the spring I took track and field because that’s what all the slackers did–I remember Will Webster (the hot older elf-man who did plays and made grade 5 girls swoon) used to take people (only if they were cool enough) out behind the highjump mat and share a joint with them.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘track and field’.
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SPOR - Olympic glossary
weightlift, orbitale, figure skate, speed skate, synchronizer, equestrian sport, bobsleigh, starting block, diesis, ligne, piste, water ski and 521 more...
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Words sung by: Belle and Sebastian
beguiling, herbaceous, peninsula, suffragette, damascan, hastening, berserk, overtime, leccy, bestow, swathe, arab strap and 193 more...
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odds and ends
contrasting idioms incorporating 'and'
odds and ends, nook and cranny, plug and play, pick and roll, hunt and peck, nickel and dime, movers and shakers, salt and pepper, rack and ruin, profit and loss, rock and roll, rods and cones and 83 more...
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fields
field of study, field of view, field of dreams, field of experience, field of research, field of contentment, field of regard, field of honor, field of operation, field of fire, field of force, field of vision and 31 more...
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And Another Thing
adam and eve, again and again, alpha and omega, arts and crafts, b and b, back and forth, bacon and eggs, be-all and end-all, bells and whistles, black and blue, black and tan, blood and guts and 165 more...
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song starters (twisted song starters)
Words/phrases inextricably tied to the songs they're in, sparking off earworms here there & everywhere (there's one, to start with). Only my own personal examples.
Do guess the more p...as i recall, here there and ev..., firestarter, final countdown, every now and then, turn around, pipe wrench, goodness gracious, insane, fuck you, scat, 21 seconds and 79 more...
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