long track
Noun
Meaning
(countable) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see long, track.
A long-track speedskating oval
A long-track speedway course
(uncountable, ice skating) Ellipsis of long-track speedskating.; a discipline of speedskating, where speedskaters race around an oval ice ring or rink with a circumference of between 200 and 500 metres (400m track lengths are standard), typically racing against a clock, racing starts in pairs.
Synonyms: speedskating, speed-skating, speed skating, longtrack speedskating, longtrack speed skating, long track speedskating, long track speed skating, long-track speedskating, longtrack speed-skating, long-track speed-skating, long track speed-skating, long-track speed skating
Hypernyms: speedskating, speed-skating, speed skating
(uncountable, motor racing) Ellipsis of long-track speedway.
Synonyms: longtrack speedway, long-track speedway, long track speedway
Hypernyms: speedway, moto speedway, motorcycle speedway, motorbike speedway
(uncountable, cycling) Ellipsis of long-track speedway.
Synonyms: longtrack speedway, long-track speedway, long track speedway
Hypernyms: speedway, speedway cycling, speedway bicycling, bicycle speedway, cycling speedway
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If disqualified the skater will be given last place in their heat of final. citation Long track Races are run counter-clockwise on a 400-meter oval.
'''Long track For long track skaters the same equipment should be worn as short track racers but with the exception of a helmet, shin pads, knee pads, and neck guard which are not required.
Long track world records were first registered in 1891 and improved rapidly, Jaap Eden lowering the world 5000-metre record by half a minute during the Hamar European Championships in 1894.
Long track speed skating in Thialf in 2008 The standard rink for long track is 400 meters long, but tracks of 200, 250 and 333⅓ meters are used occasionally.