short track

noun

A short-track speedskating oval.

Meanings

nounshort track (countable and uncountable, plural short tracks)

plural short tracks · alternative short-track · alternative shorttrack

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see short, track.
    1. countableuncountableA short-track speedskating oval.
    2. countableuncountablehobbiesA speedway oval of less than one mile in track circuit length.
  2. uncountableice skatingA 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

Translations

Bulgarian шорттрек
  • шорттрек (šorttrek)a subdiscipline of speed skating
Chinese Mandarin 短道速滑
  • 短道速滑 (duǎndào sùhuá)a subdiscipline of speed skating
Dutch shorttrack
  • shorttracka subdiscipline of speed skating
Finnish kaukalopikaluistelu
  • kaukalopikaluistelua subdiscipline of speed skating
French piste courte
  • piste courtea subdiscipline of speed skating
German Shorttrack
  • Shorttracka subdiscipline of speed skating
Icelandic skautaat
  • skautaata subdiscipline of speed skating
Japanese ショートトラック
  • ショートトラック (shōto torakku)a subdiscipline of speed skating
Korean 쇼트트랙, 짧은주로속도빙상
  • 쇼트트랙 (syoteuteuraek)a subdiscipline of speed skating
  • 짧은주로속도빙상 (jjalbeunjurosokdobingsang)a subdiscipline of speed skating
Latvian šorttreks
  • šorttreksa subdiscipline of speed skating
Norwegian kortbaneløp
  • kortbaneløpa subdiscipline of speed skating
Polish short track
  • short tracka subdiscipline of speed skating
Russian шо̀рт-тре́к
  • шо̀рт-тре́к (šòrt-trék)a subdiscipline of speed skating
Slovak šortrek
  • šortreka subdiscipline of speed skating
Swedish kortbana
  • kortbanaa subdiscipline of speed skating
Ukrainian шо̀рт-тре́к
  • шо̀рт-тре́к (šòrt-trék)a subdiscipline of speed skating
Cite this entry
APA

short track. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20track

MLA

“short track.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20track. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “short track,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20track.

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