three-legged race

English

Noun

three-legged race (plural three-legged races)

1. (games, athletics) A race in which a team of two players are joined together at opposite ankles, and must complete a short sprint before the other teams.
   • 2021 December, The Road Ahead, Brisbane, page 27, column 3:

     There's something for the whole family with events including cow pat throwing, sack races, three-legged races and more.

Translations

a type of race, game

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 二人三足 (èrrénsānzú), 兩人三腳／两人三脚 (liǎngrénsānjiǎo)

• German: Dreibeinlauf m
• Japanese: 二人三脚 (ja) (ににんさんきゃく, nininsankyaku)
• Korean: 이인삼각 (iinsamgak)
• Russian: бег па́рами m (beg párami)