Meaning

3 senses
  1. An athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running in turn.

    Triathlon, Dreikampf

    триатло́нtriatlón

  2. (historical)A former Olympic athletics event in which contestants compete in long jump, shot put, and 100-yard dash.

  3. Generally, a sports event in which contestant compete in a combination of three sports.

Examples

15 sentences
  1. Tom is a former world triathlon champion.

    Том — колишній чемпіон світу з тріатлону. — deniko

    ruТом - прежний чемпион мира по триатлону. — astyng

  2. I don't think there is any way I can win this triathlon.

  3. I don't think that there is any way I can win this triathlon.

  4. Tom is training for a triathlon.

    ruТом готовится к триатлону. — marafon

    deTom bereitet sich auf einen Triathlon vor. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. I'm training for the triathlon.

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running:
event in which contestants compete in three different sports:

Origin

From tri- + -athlon.

From tri- + -athlon.

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