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three-legged race

three-legged race noun: a race in which a team of two players are joined together at opposite ankles, and must complete a short sprint before the other teams.

Noun

three-legged race (plural three-legged races)

  1. A race in which a team of two players are joined together at opposite ankles, and must complete a short sprint before the other teams.
    • There's something for the whole family with events including cow pat throwing, sack races, three-legged races and more.2021 December, The Road Ahead, Brisbane, page 27, column 3

Forms of three-legged race

pluralthree-legged races

Questions about three-legged race

What does three-legged race mean?
Three-legged race means a race in which a team of two players are joined together at opposite ankles, and must complete a short sprint before the other teams.
What part of speech is three-legged race?
Three-legged race is a noun.
What is the plural of three-legged race?
The plural of three-legged race is three-legged races.

Words near three-legged race in the dictionary

  1. three-in-oneness
  2. three-in-ones
  3. three-legged
  4. three-legged mare
  5. three-legged mares
  6. three-legged race
  7. three-legged races
  8. three-leggeds
  9. three-letter agencies
  10. three-letter agency
  11. three-line whip

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