Phrase guide

short track

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see short, track.

A short-track speedskating oval.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see short, track.

A speedway oval of less than one mile in track circuit length.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, motor-racing, racing, sports

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noun

Meaning 3

A 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Qualifier: ice skating

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: speed skating

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: шорт-трэк (šórt-trek) — a subdiscipline of speed skating
  • Bulgarian: шорттрек (šorttrek) — a subdiscipline of speed skating
  • Chinese Mandarin: 短道速滑 (duǎndào sùhuá) — a subdiscipline of speed skating
  • Dutch: shorttrack — a subdiscipline of speed skating
  • Finnish: kaukalopikaluistelu — a subdiscipline of speed skating
  • French: piste courte — a subdiscipline of speed skating
  • German: Shorttrack — a subdiscipline of speed skating
  • Icelandic: skautaat — a subdiscipline of speed skating
  • Japanese: ショートトラック (shōto torakku) — a subdiscipline of speed skating
  • Korean: 쇼트트랙 (syoteuteuraek) — a subdiscipline of speed skating
  • Korean: 짧은주로속도빙상 (jjalbeunjurosokdobingsang) — a subdiscipline of speed skating
  • Latvian: šorttreks — a subdiscipline of speed skating
  • Norwegian: kortbaneløp — a subdiscipline of speed skating
  • Polish: short track — a subdiscipline of speed skating
  • Russian: шо̀рт-тре́к (šòrt-trék) — a subdiscipline of speed skating
  • Slovak: šortrek — a subdiscipline of speed skating
  • Swedish: kortbana — a subdiscipline of speed skating
  • Ukrainian: шо̀рт-тре́к (šòrt-trék) — a subdiscipline of speed skating