footracing

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noun

The running of races on foot.

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Meanings

footracing1

nounfootracing (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe running of races on foot.

    Later, purists didn’t want wheelchair athletes because their participation had nothing to do with footracing.

    1997 February 4, “An Event Big Enough for Skaters”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Dec 2025

footracing2

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of footrace

Origin

footracing · noun

From foot + racing.

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footracing · verb

From footrace + -ing.

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Cite this entry
APA

footracing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footracing

MLA

“footracing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footracing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “footracing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footracing.

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