TORCH RACE
Dictionary entry overview: What does torch race mean? • TORCH RACE (noun)
The noun TORCH RACE has 1 sense:
1. (ancient Greece) in which a torch is passed from one runner to the next
Familiarity information: TORCH RACE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TORCH RACE (noun)
Meaning:
(ancient Greece) in which a torch is passed from one runner to the next
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("torch race" is a kind of...):
relay race; relays (a race between teams; each member runs or swims part of the distance)
Domain category:
antiquity (the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe)
Domain region:
Ellas; Greece; Hellenic Republic (a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil)
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