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team pursuit

team pursuit noun: a discipline in track cycling where two opposing teams of up to four cyclists start on opposite sides of the velodrome track and try to catch their opponents, or get a faster time over a pre-decided distance.

Noun

team pursuit (countable and uncountable, plural team pursuits)

  1. (cycle racing) A discipline in track cycling where two opposing teams of up to four cyclists start on opposite sides of the velodrome track and try to catch their opponents, or get a faster time over a pre-decided distance.
  2. (speed skating) A disciple in long track speed skating where two opposing teams of three skaters start on opposite sides of the long track ice rink and try to catch their opponents, or get a faster time against the clock over a pre-determined distance.

Forms of team pursuit

pluralteam pursuits

Origin of team pursuit

From team + pursuit. From being a team event, where the teams pursue each other.

Questions about team pursuit

What does team pursuit mean?
Team pursuit means a discipline in track cycling where two opposing teams of up to four cyclists start on opposite sides of the velodrome track and try to catch their opponents, or get a faster time over a pre-decided distance.
What part of speech is team pursuit?
Team pursuit is a noun.
What is the plural of team pursuit?
The plural of team pursuit is team pursuits.

Words near team pursuit in the dictionary

  1. Team Jacob
  2. team ministries
  3. team ministry
  4. team player
  5. team players
  6. team pursuit
  7. team pursuits
  8. team sheet
  9. team sheets
  10. team spirit
  11. team sport

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