Dictionary

footracing en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

From foot + racing.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The running of races on foot.
   • Later, purists didn’t want wheelchair athletes because their participation had nothing to do with footracing. 1997 February 4, “An Event Big Enough for Skaters”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Dec 2025:

Relateds

footrace

footracing en · VERB · etymology 2

Etymology

From footrace + -ing.

Meanings

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of footrace
   form of footrace