Noun
(countable) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see short, track.
(iceskating) A short-track speedskating oval.
(motor racing) A speedway oval of less than one mile in track circuit length.
(uncountable, ice skating) A subdiscipline of speed skating, where skaters race around an ice rink, the size of an ice hockey rink; typically in mass start racing, against other skaters in heats.
Hypernym: speed skating
short-track
I would recommend anybody who gets a chance to see short track skating, make it a point to go out there when Apolo is skating because you won't see anybody better. Eric Heiden
I love short track. I competed in short track, I was a world champion in 1986 but at that point in time it wasn't in the Olympic Games so I moved into long track. Short track is a blast to skate and it's a blast to watch. Bonnie Blair
Rules Short track Races are run counter-clockwise on a 111-meter track. Source: Internet
Short track races are almost always run in a mass start format in which two to six skaters may race at once. Source: Internet
Short track speed skating originated in the speed skating events held with mass starts. Source: Internet