Meanings
nounsack race (plural sack races)
plural sack races
- gamesA race in which competitors stand in sacks or similar items and try to be the first to jump to the finish line.
There's something for the whole family with events including cow pat throwing, sack races, three-legged races and more.
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Translations
Danish sækkevæddeløb
- sækkevæddeløbtype of children's game
Dutch zaklopen
- zaklopentype of children's game
Finnish pussijuoksu
- pussijuoksutype of children's game
French course en sac
- course en sactype of children's game
German Sackhüpfen
- Sackhüpfentype of children's game
Hungarian zsákfutás
- zsákfutástype of children's game
Indonesian balap karung
- balap karungtype of children's game
Polish wyścig w workach
- wyścig w workachtype of children's game
Portuguese corrida do saco, corrida de saco
- corrida do sacotype of children's game
- corrida de sacotype of children's game
Russian бег в мешка́х
- бег в мешка́х (beg v meškáx)type of children's game
Swedish säcklöpning
- säcklöpningtype of children's game
Vietnamese nhảy bao bố
- nhảy bao bốtype of children's game
Cite this entry
APA
sack race. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sack%20race
MLA
“sack race.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sack%20race. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sack race,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sack%20race.
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