Meanings
plural short tracks · alternative short-track · alternative shorttrack
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see short, track.
- countableuncountablehobbiesA speedway oval of less than one mile in track circuit length.
- 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
short track. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20track
“short track.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20track. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “short track,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20track.
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