race meeting

race meeting
noun
a regular occasion on which a number of horse races are held on the same track
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the Epsom race meeting was an important social event

• Hypernyms: ↑meet, ↑sports meeting

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noun
Etymology: race (I)
chiefly Britain : a number of horse races held at a particular track on the same day or on several successive days

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race meeting noun
An organized occasion for horse-racing
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Main Entry: ↑race

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race meeting UK US noun [countable] [singular race meeting plural race meetings] british
a series of horse races that take place at one place on one day or during a period of several days
Thesaurus: horse racing and other horse riding competitionshyponym

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race meeting,
British. a number of horse races held at the same place on one day or successive days.

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ˈrace meeting [race meeting race meetings] noun (BrE)
a series of races, especially for horses, held at one course over one day or several days

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • race meeting — race meetings N COUNT A race meeting is an occasion when a series of horse races are held at the same place, often during a period of several days. [mainly BRIT] …   English dictionary

  • race meeting — race .meeting n BrE an occasion when horse races are held at a particular place …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • race meeting — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a sporting event consisting of a series of horse races held at one course …   English terms dictionary

  • race meeting — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms race meeting : singular race meeting plural race meetings British a series of horse races that take place at one place on one day or during a period of several days …   English dictionary

  • race meeting — /ˈreɪs mitɪŋ/ (say rays meeting) noun an organised series of races, especially horseraces …  

  • race meeting — An assembly or meeting of persons coming together upon notification for the purpose of witnessing any trial of speed of horses, whether running or trotting. State ex rel. Duensing v Roby, 142 Ind 168, 41 NE 145 (statutory definition.) …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • race meeting — noun A series of horse races at a particular racecourse on a particular day …   Wiktionary

  • race meeting — noun Brit. a sporting event consisting of a series of horse races held at one course …   English new terms dictionary

  • race meeting — noun (C) BrE an occasion when horse races are held at a particular place …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • race-ball — raceˈ ball noun A ball held in connection with a race meeting • • • Main Entry: ↑race …   Useful english dictionary

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