long track

English

Alternative forms

• long-track, longtrack

Noun

long track (countable and uncountable, plural long tracks)

1. (countable) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see long,‎ track.
   1. A long-track speedskating oval
   2. A long-track speedway course
2. (uncountable, ice skating) Ellipsis of long-track speedskating.; a discipline of speedskating, where speedskaters race around an oval ice ring or rink with a circumference of between 200 and 500 metres (400m track lengths are standard), typically racing against a clock, racing starts in pairs.

   Synonyms: speedskating, speed-skating, speed skating, longtrack speedskating, longtrack speed skating, long track speedskating, long track speed skating, long-track speedskating, longtrack speed-skating, long-track speed-skating, long track speed-skating, long-track speed skating

   Hypernyms: speedskating, speed-skating, speed skating

3. (uncountable, motor racing) Ellipsis of long-track speedway.

   Synonyms: longtrack speedway, long-track speedway, long track speedway

   Hypernyms: speedway, moto speedway, motorcycle speedway, motorbike speedway

4. (uncountable, cycling) Ellipsis of long-track speedway.

   Synonyms: longtrack speedway, long-track speedway, long track speedway

   Hypernyms: speedway, speedway cycling, speedway bicycling, bicycle speedway, cycling speedway

Related terms

• short track

 

Translations

long track speed skating

• French: patinage de vitesse longue piste, patinage de vitesse sur longue piste