athletics
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
athletics/aθˈletɪks/
▶plural noun [usu. treated as sing.]
- 1 chiefly Brit. the sport of competing in track and field events.
- 2 N. Amer. physical sports and games of any kind.
'athletics' also found in these Oxford entries:
AAA
- anabolic steroid
- anchorman
- athletic
- baton
- circuit
- dash
- distance runner
- fartlek
- field day
- field events
- game
- heptathlon
- high jump
- hurdle
- IAAF
- javelin
- long distance
- long jump
- marathon
- mark
- middle distance
- miler
- pacemaker
- pacesetter
- pole vault
- put
- run
- running
- run-up
- scissors
- shot
- shot put
- sit-up
- spike
- stagger
- track
- track events
- track shoe
- tracksuit
- trainer
- triathlon
- triple jump
- wind sprint
