track shoe


noun

a light, heelless, usually leather shoe having either steel spikes for use outdoors on a cinder or dirt track, or a rubber sole for use indoors on a board floor.
the part of a track-brake mechanism that slows or stops a vehicle.

Origin of track shoe

First recorded in 1905–10

British Dictionary definitions for track shoe

track shoe

noun

either of a pair of light running shoes fitted with steel spikes for better grip Also called: spike