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Definition of Field event
1. Noun. A competition that takes place on a field rather than on a running track.
Specialized synonyms: High Jump, Broad Jump, Long Jump, Pole Jump, Pole Jumping, Pole Vault, Pole Vaulting, Shot Put, Hammer Throw, Discus, Javelin
Generic synonyms: Match
Lexicographical Neighbors of Field Event
Literary usage of Field event
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Athletic Games for Players, Instructors, and Spectators by Jessie Hubbell Bancroft, William Dean Pulvermacher (1916)
"It not infrequently happens that a competitor in a field event, who is also
entered for races, is called to the track for a heat in running before finishing ..."
2. The Book of School and College Sports by Ralph Henry Barbour (1904)
"They shall excuse a contestant from a field event in which he is taking part,
for a period long enough to contest in a heat in a track event, and allow said ..."
3. Health by Stunts by Norton H. Pearl, H. E. Brown (1919)
"This also is an excellent field event and has, in the past, been participated in
to a small ... This field event has generally been popular at local fe"tes. ..."
4. American Physical Education Review by American Physical Education Association (1903)
"This over and the line reformed, each school moved to the field event that it
had taken part in before, changing the shot for the ..."
5. Theory and Practice of Educational Gymnastics for Junior High Schools: Also by William Albin Stecher (1918)
"... Dumbbells, Clubs) 8 minutes Part III—One Track and field event by teams (different
teams may have different events). .12 minutes Part IV—A Running Game ..."
6. Theory and Practice of Educational Gymnastics for Junior High Schools: Also by William Albin Stecher (1918)
"... Dumbbells, Clubs) 8 minutes Part III—One Track and field event by teams (different
teams may have different events). .12 minutes Part IV—A Running Game ..."
7. Physical Fitness: A Guide for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury by David F. Apple, Jr. (1996)
"... RRDS Physical Fitness: A Guide for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury Figure 23.
field event: Shot Put. The chair is kept stable during the throw. s ..."
8. Proceedings of the ... Annual Convention by National Collegiate Athletic Association (1909)
"... or tie in distance or height in a field event—after the prescribed number of
trials—the points shall be divided equally among these competitors and the ..."
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