track spike

noun

A lightweight shoe with spikes screwed into its bottom in order to maximize traction (and therefore performance) when running or jumping.

Meanings

nountrack spike (plural track spikes)

plural track spikes

  1. A lightweight shoe with spikes screwed into its bottom in order to maximize traction (and therefore performance) when running or jumping.

Translations

Finnish piikkikenkä, piikkari
  • piikkikenkälightweight shoe for running
  • piikkarilightweight shoe for running
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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