WordNet
n. a racetrack paved with fine cinders
Wikipedia
A cinder track is a type of race track, generally purposed for athletics or horse racing, whose surface is composed of cinders. For running tracks, most cinder surfaces have been replaced by all-weather synthetic surfaces, which provide greater durability, more consistent results, and are less stressful on runners. The impact on performance as a result of differing track surfaces is a topic often raised when comparing athletes from different eras.
Synthetic tracks emerged in the late 1960s; the 1964 Olympics were the last to use a cinder track.
The Little 500 bicycle race at Indiana University is still run annually on a cinder track.
Usage examples of "cinder track".
It was like walking on crisp, frozen snow, or maybe a cinder track.
He passed a legitimate ambulance parked on the grass between the cinder track and the western end zone.
The uncut grass on the edge of the cinder track casts long shadows.
He took his helmet off and spit his mouthpiece out across the cinder track, letting his teeth gleam at Franny.
Down in the collecting paddock they circled round the outer cinder track while Etty on the grass in the centre began the ten minute task of swapping some of the riders.
A cinder track circled the field, and was a favorite of local joggers.
It was just when she left the grass and reached a section of the cinder track that she fell.
It was Chiun, the Master of Sinanju, running across the shifting, sliding earth as if it were a cinder track.
On the cinder track the sprinters were practicing starts or limbering up.
Finally Faith joined KC and Winnie and the three of them were jogging on the black cinder track, looping round and round while athletes practiced pole vaulting and long jumps inside the oval.
Frank Caldero pounding along a cinder track between yew hedges, with Ariel gliding overhead like a little pterodactyl .