decathlon
[ dih-kath-lon ]
/ dɪˈkæθ lɒn /
noun
an athletic contest comprising ten different track-and-field events and won by the contestant amassing the highest total score.
Origin of decathlon
1910–15;
dec- + Greek
âthlon prize, contest
Words nearby decathlon
decasualize,
decasyllabic,
decasyllable,
decathect,
decathlete,
decathlon,
decating,
decatur,
decatyl alcohol,
decay,
decay chain
Example sentences from the Web for decathlon
"I did ask Ashton Eaton to come out," the driver of USA-1 said of the 2012 Olympic decathlon gold medalist, who declined.
Dylan Bright died too young to compete in the Decathlon of Flourishing.
What Harvard’s Grant Study Reveals about Happiness and Life |Dan Slater |November 7, 2012 |DAILY BEASTOne example among several: his time in the decathlon 1,500-meter run—4 minutes 40.1 seconds—was not beaten until the 1972 Games.
The Most Wonderful Athlete in the World: Jim Thorpe’s Story |Kate Buford |August 5, 2012 |DAILY BEASTThere were five events in the Pentathlon and ten in the Decathlon.
Injun and Whitey to the Rescue |William S. Hart
British Dictionary definitions for decathlon
decathlon
/ (dɪˈkæθlɒn) /
noun
an athletic contest for men in which each athlete competes in ten different events
Compare pentathlon
Derived forms of decathlon
decathlete, nounWord Origin for decathlon
C20: from
deca- + Greek
athlon contest, prize; see
athlete