marathon
IPA: mˈɛrʌθɑn
noun
- A 42.195 kilometre (26 mile 385 yard) road race.
- (figuratively, by extension) Any extended or sustained activity.
- A town in Attica, Greece, the site of the victory in 490 BC of heavily outnumbered Athenians against Persians.
- A place name elsewhere in the world:
- A rural town in the Shire of Flinders, northern Queensland, Australia.
- A town in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A city in the Florida Keys, Monroe County, Florida.
- A minor city in Buena Vista County, Iowa.
- A township in Lapeer County, Michigan.
- A town and village therein, in Cortland County, New York.
- An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Clermont County, Ohio.
- A census-designated place in Brewster County, Texas.
- A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
verb
- To run a marathon.
- (informal, transitive) To watch or read a large number of instalments of (a film, book, TV series, etc.) in one sitting.
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Examples of "marathon" in Sentences
- He is an accomplished marathoner.
- Manley is an accomplished marathoner.
- Currently, she is primarily a marathoner.
- The main sponsor of the marathon is Nordea.
- The first running of the Marathon was in 2002.
- Sagal is a marathoner who completed the 2007 Boston Marathon.
- He specialised in steeplechase running but is a marathoner currently.
- Bob Crowley is also an avid runner, marathoner, and ultra marathoner.
- The walkway in the boulevard is great for exercising, walking or marathons.
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