- time trial
- noun Date: circa 1949 a competitive event (as in auto racing) in which individuals are successively timed over a set course or distance
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time trial — time trials N COUNT In cycling and some other sports, a time trial is a contest in which competitors race along a course individually, in as fast a time as possible, instead of racing directly against each other … English dictionary
time trial — time ,trial noun count a race in which each person runs or rides separately and the time it takes them is measured … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
time trial — ► NOUN ▪ (in various sports) a test of a competitor s individual speed over a set distance … English terms dictionary
Time trial — In many racing sports an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. In cycling, for example, a time trial (TT) can be a single track cycling event, or an individual or… … Wikipedia
time trial — ▪ cycling French Course Contre La Montre (“race against the watch”), in bicycle racing, a form of competition in which individual cyclists or teams are sent out at intervals to cover a specified distance on a road course. The contestant… … Universalium
Time trial — Rebecca Romero in der 3000m Einzelverfolgung bei der Bahnrad Weltmeisterschaft 2008 in Manchester. Das Zeitfahren (engl: time trial, kurz TT; franz.: contre la montre) ist eine Disziplin des Radrennsports, bei der die Fahrer oder Teams einzeln… … Deutsch Wikipedia
time trial — noun : a competitive event (as in auto racing) in which individuals are successively timed over a set course or distance * * * noun, pl ⋯ trials [count] : a race in which competitors are timed as they race over a course and the one who completes… … Useful english dictionary
time trial — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms time trial : singular time trial plural time trials a race in which each person runs or rides separately and the time it takes them is measured … English dictionary
Time trial bicycle — A time trial bicycle is a racing bicycle designed for use in an individual or team time trials raced on roads. Special time trial bikes also exist for use in a velodrome.Since the cyclist in a time trial is not permitted to draft (ride in the… … Wikipedia
time trial — noun a) An unpaced race in which riders or teams, leaving at regular intervals are timed over a preset course or distance, the winner being the rider or team to finish in the fastest time. b) Any competitive event in which competitors are … Wiktionary
time trial — noun 1》 (in various sports) a test of a competitor s individual speed over a set distance. 2》 an exercise designed to test the time needed for a task or activity … English new terms dictionary
