racewalking

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noun

A sport in which people try to walk as fast as possible, subject to the constraint that at least one foot must be on the ground at all time (or else they would be running).

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speedwalking
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Meanings

nounracewalking (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehobbiesA sport in which people try to walk as fast as possible, subject to the constraint that at least one foot must be on the ground at all time (or else they would be running).

    Synonyms: speedwalking

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of racewalk

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA sport in which people try to walk as fast as possible, subject to the constraint that at least one foot must be on the ground at all time (or else they would be running).

Similar
speedwalking
Also see
speedwalking

Origin

From race + walking.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 競走 /竞走
  • 競走 /竞走 (jìngzǒu)sport in which people try to walk as fast as possible
Finnish kävely, kilpakävely
  • kävelysport in which people try to walk as fast as possible
  • kilpakävelysport in which people try to walk as fast as possible
French marche athlétique
  • marche athlétiquesport in which people try to walk as fast as possible
German Gehen
  • Gehensport in which people try to walk as fast as possible
Italian marcia
  • marciasport in which people try to walk as fast as possible
Polish chód sportowy, chodziarstwo
  • chód sportowysport in which people try to walk as fast as possible
  • chodziarstwosport in which people try to walk as fast as possible
Portuguese marcha atlética
  • marcha atléticasport in which people try to walk as fast as possible
Russian спорти́вная ходьба́
  • спорти́вная ходьба́ (sportívnaja xodʹbá)sport in which people try to walk as fast as possible
Spanish marcha atlética
  • marcha atléticasport in which people try to walk as fast as possible
Swedish gång
  • gångsport in which people try to walk as fast as possible
Cite this entry
APA

racewalking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/racewalking

MLA

“racewalking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/racewalking. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “racewalking,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/racewalking.

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