sports meeting
Noun: A gathering or organized event where multiple athletic contests or competitions are held. It refers to a single occasion featuring a series of sporting events, often track and field, but can include other sports.
This term is used to describe a formal, scheduled gathering centered on athletic competition. It typically implies an event with a planned sequence of contests, participants, and spectators. * The school's annual sports meeting was postponed due to rain. * Organizing a successful sports meeting requires many volunteers.
- All students are expected to participate in the inter-house sports meeting.
- The sports meeting featured events ranging from the 100-meter dash to the javelin throw.
- Her victory in the long jump was the highlight of the sports meeting.
- The term can sometimes be used in a more formal or administrative context to denote the planned gathering itself, separate from the "games" or "competitions."
- The principal declared the sports meeting open.
- Sports meet (n.): A common shortened form with identical meaning.
- Are you competing in the regional sports meet?
- Athletics meeting (n.): A more specific term, often used for track and field events.
- Meet (n.): A common abbreviation in American English, especially for swimming, track, or gymnastics.
- a swim meet; a track meet.
- Athletic competition
- Games (as in "school games")
- Tournament (though this often implies a knockout format)
"Sports meeting" is a straightforward compound noun. It is important to distinguish it from a "business meeting" or "committee meeting," as its primary purpose is athletic contest, not discussion. The plural form is "sports meetings."
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a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
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