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FIELD EVENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A competition that takes place on a field rather than on a running track
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("field event" is a kind of...):
match (a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "field event"):
high jump (a competition that involves jumping as high as possible over a horizontal bar)
broad jump; long jump (a competition that involves jumping as far as possible from a running start)
pole jump; pole jumping; pole vault; pole vaulting (a competition that involves jumping over a high crossbar with the aid of a long pole)
shot put (an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball is hurled as far as possible)
hammer throw (an athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball that is attached to a flexible wire is hurled as far as possible)
discus (an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible)
javelin (an athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possible)
Holonyms ("field event" is a part of...):
track meet (a track and field competition between two or more teams)
