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What (who) is middle distance - definition
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Middle-distance event; Middle-distance; Middle distance events; Middle distance event; Middle-distance track events; Middle-distance races; Middle distance (disambiguation)
middle distance
¦ noun
1. the part of a landscape between the foreground and the background.
2. [as modifier] Athletics denoting or relating to a race distance of between 800 and 5,000 metres.
middle distance
1.
If you are looking into the middle distance, you are looking at a place that is neither near nor far away.
He stares detachedly into the middle distance, towards nothing in particular.
N-SING: the N, usu into/in the N
2.
A middle-distance runner is someone who takes part in races of medium length, for example 800 metres.
ADJ: ADJ n
Middle-distance running
TRACK RACES LONGER THAN SPRINTS, UP TO 3000 METRES
Athletics middle distances; Middle-Distance Running; Middle Distance Running; 3200 meters; Middle distance runner; Middle-distance track event; Middle-distance runner; Middle distance track event; Middle distance running; 1200 metres; 600-yard run; 600 yards; 600 y; Medium-distance running; 900 metres; 700 metres
Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event.
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Middle distance
Middle distance may refer to:
- Middle-distance running, the act of running over a distance of between 800 and 3000 metres
- Middle-distance swimming, the act of swimming over a distance between 200 and 800 metres
- Middle-distance triathlon, a triathlon longer than sprint, but shorter than ironman distances (e.g. Olympic triathlon distance)
- Middle-distance horse racing, horse flat races over a distance between 9.5 and 12.99 furlongs (or 1900 to 2599 metres)
- Middle-distance orienteering, orienteering races with finish times in the region of half an hour
- Middle-distance iron, a golfing term for mid-range iron golf clubs
- The area between the foreground and background in an image or landscape painting
Examples of use of middle distance
1. In the middle distance maybe Brighton, Bournemouth and Blackpool.
2. He has perfected his own middle–distance stare and the curt nod of someone coping.
3. In the middle distance is Sea Containers House and further up the river the Oxo Tower.
4. You flip through the pages with your thumb while staring innocuously into the middle distance.
5. Ahdyar, a 1'–year–old middle–distance runner, is the only female on Afghanistan‘s four–member Olympic team.