triathlon
pronunciation
How to pronounce triathlon in British English:
UK [traɪˈæθlən]
How to pronounce triathlon in American English:
US [traɪ'æθlən]
Word Origin
- triathlon (n.)
- 1970, from tri- "three" + Greek athlon "contest;" formed on model of decathlon, biathlon, etc. Originally of various combinations of events; one of the earliest so called combined clay-pigeon shooting, fly-fishing, and horse-jumping; another was cross-country skiing, target shooting, and a giant slalom run; and a third connected to the U.S. Army involved shooting, swimming, and running. Applied to the combination of a long swim, a bicycle-race, and a marathon by 1981.
Example
- 1. But media is actually a triathlon , it 's three different events .
- 2. Six life lessons learned from triathlon training
- 3. Triathlon became an olympic event in 2000 .
- 4. With her devotion to the triathlon , she will succeed sooner or later .
- 5. The triathlon wasn 't her first orbital athletic achievement . During her last stint on the orbiting outpost in 2007 , williams ran the boston marathon on the space treadmill , finishing in four hours , 23 minutes and 10 seconds .