dual meet

noun

plural dual meets
chiefly US : a sports competition involving two teams compare tri-meet, quad meet

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How the season works Most competitions during the regular season will feature two teams facing off in a dual meet. Tess Demeyer, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025 On a busy wrestling Saturday, Lyman and Winter Springs won 2A district dual meets, while Hagerty won the Ron Peters Invitational. Steve Gorches, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2025 Interestingly, months before the event in a lone 25-meter race dual meet against Florida, Walsh broke three American records and set a new world record in 100 IM, giving the fans an idea of what to expect in Budapest. Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024 The senior won all her dual meets and placed first or second in all state meets. Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 19 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for dual meet 

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dual meet was in 1889

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“Dual meet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dual%20meet. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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