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ultrarace

ultrarace noun: a race which is longer than a marathon.

Noun

ultrarace (plural ultraraces)

  1. A race which is longer than a marathon.
    • With humidity approaching 100 percent almost every year, Larry and Penny Thompson Memorial Park is not an easy place in which to endure an ultrarace.1998 August 10, “The Long Haul: 50-Mile Run Tests Limits”, in Miami Herald, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2016, retrieved 25 Dec 2008, page 1D
    • Usually, tragedy strikes an ultrarace on a runner-by-runner basis. […] Many ultraraces do not include much nourishment from organizers.2021 May 25, Matthew Futterman, “‘I Am So Freaked Out. I Can’t Even Get My Mind Around It.’”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 03 Jun 2021

Forms of ultrarace

pluralultraraces

Origin of ultrarace

From ultra- + race.

Questions about ultrarace

What does ultrarace mean?
Ultrarace means a race which is longer than a marathon.
What part of speech is ultrarace?
Ultrarace is a noun.
What is the plural of ultrarace?
The plural of ultrarace is ultraraces.

Words near ultrarace in the dictionary

  1. ultrapurism
  2. ultrapurity
  3. ultraquantum
  4. ultraquick
  5. ultraquiet
  6. ultrarace
  7. ultraraces
  8. ultraracism
  9. ultraracist
  10. ultraradical
  11. ultraradicalism

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