HEPTATHLON

Meaning of HEPTATHLON in English

/hep tath"leuhn, -lon/ , n.

an athletic contest for women comprising seven different track-and-field events and won by the contestant amassing the highest total score.

[ 1985-90; HEPT- + (DEC)ATHLON ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

HEPTATHLON — noun Etymology: hept- + -athlon (as in decathlon) Date: 1977 a 7-event athletic contest
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HEPTATHLON — Women's athletics competition. Contestants take part in seven different shot put , high jump , long jump , javelin throw …
Английский словарь Британика
HEPTATHLON — hepˈtath(ə)län, -lən noun ( -s ) Etymology: hept- + -athlon (as in decathlon ) : a seven-event athletic contest ; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HEPTATHLON — n. sporting contest consisting of seven different track-and-field events
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HEPTATHLON — noun Etymology: hept- + -athlon (as in decathlon ) Date: 1977 : a 7-event athletic contest ; specifically : a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HEPTATHLON — [ hɛp'taθlɒn , -lən ] ■ noun an athletic contest for women that consists of seven separate events. Derivatives heptathlete …
Concise Oxford English vocab
HEPTATHLON — women's athletics competition in which contestants take part in seven different track-and-field events on two days. The heptathlon replaced the …
Britannica English vocabulary
HEPTATHLON — heptathlon BrE AmE hep ˈtæθ lən -lɒn -lɑːn ▷ heptathlon|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HEPTATHLON — / hepˈtæθlən; NAmE / noun a sporting event, especially one for women, in which people compete in seven different sports …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEPTATHLON — hep ‧ tath ‧ lon /hepˈtæθlən/ BrE AmE noun [singular] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Language: Greek ; Origin: hepta ( …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HEPTATHLON — ( heptathlons) The heptathlon is an athletics competition for women in which each athlete competes in seven different events. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEPTATHLON — (~s) The ~ is an athletics competition for women in which each athlete competes in seven different events. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HEPTATHLON — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A month ago at a one-day test heptathlon in Tucson, she threw almost 160 feet …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HEPTATHLON — [noun] [C] - a competition in which women athletes compete in seven sporting eventsThe heptathlon is held over two days …
Cambridge English vocab
HEPTATHLON — n. Women's athletics competition. Contestants take part in seven different track-and-field events: 100-m hurdles, shot put , high jump , …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HEPTATHLON — сущ.; спорт семиборье
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HEPTATHLON — _n. _спорт. семиборье
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HEPTATHLON — сущ.; спортсемиборье
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HEPTATHLON — сущ. ; спорт. семиборье
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HEPTATHLON — сущ.; спорт. семиборье
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HEPTATHLON — _n. _спорт. семиборье
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
HEPTATHLON — n. спорт. семиборье
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HEPTATHLON — сущ.; спорт семиборье
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HEPTATHLON — n. Pronunciation: hep- ' tath-l ə n, - ˌ län, ÷- ' ta-th ə - Function: noun Etymology: hept- + …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HEPTATHLETE — noun Etymology: blend of heptathlon and athlete Date: 1981 an athlete who competes in a heptathlon
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TRACK AND FIELD — or athletics Variety of sport competitions held on a running track and on the adjacent field. It is the oldest …
Английский словарь Британика
PENTATHLON — Athletic contest entailing five distinct types of competitions. In the ancient Olympic Games, the pentathlon included a sprint, the long …
Английский словарь Британика
JOYNER-KERSEE, JACKIE — orig. Jacqueline Joyner born March 3, 1962, East St. Louis, Ill., U.S. U.S. athlete. She won four consecutive National Junior …
Английский словарь Британика
HEPTATHLETE — noun Etymology: blend of heptathlon and athlete Date: 1981 : an athlete who competes in a heptathlon
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
JOYNER-KERSEE, JACKIE — born March 3, 1962, East St. Louis, Ill., U.S. in full Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee, ne Jacqueline Joyner American athlete, considered by …
Britannica English vocabulary
JOYNER-KERSEE, JACKIE — orig. Jacqueline Joyner born March 3, 1962, East St. Louis, Ill., U.S. U.S. athlete. She won four consecutive National Junior …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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