field event

SEE SYNONYMS FOR field event ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

an event in a track meet that involves throwing something, as a discus or javelin, or jumping and is not performed on the running track.

Origin of field event

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby field event

field day, field dependence, field drain, field effect transistor, field emission, field event, field exercise, field glass, field glasses, field goal, field grade

British Dictionary definitions for field event

field event

noun

a competition, such as the discus, high jump, etc, that takes place on a field or similar area as opposed to those on the running track