440

noun

A 440-yard dash.

“She ran a blazing-fast 440.”

Meanings

noun440 (plural 440s)

plural 440s

  1. athleticsA 440-yard dash.

    She ran a blazing-fast 440.

    1 more example

    The “Boy Coach,” admitting to 32 years after nine seasons as mentor for west coast athletes, follows not the book that says the shot should be hurled a certain way and that a sprinter should run a certain number of 440s a week to develop stamina.

    1929 July 4, Harry L. Borba, “The Superman of Track”, in The Vernon Daily Record, volume 4, number 209, Vernon, Texas, page 6
  2. automotiveAny of a certain family of large V-8 engines by Chrysler with a nominal displacement of 440 cubic inches.

    He runs a supercharged 440.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Chicago

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