# sprints

Pronunciation: say "SPRINTS" /spɹɪnts/

## Noun

1. Plural of sprint. — plural of sprint
   - Simple: Plural of sprint. Use it for more than one short, fast race or burst of effort.
   - _She won both sprints at the regional track meet._
   - _He wrote most of the novel in short sprints between hospital shifts._
2. In British cycling, another name for tubulars, a type of bicycle tire. *(UK)*
   - Simple: A name British bike riders use for tubulars, a kind of bike tire.
   - _The old club racer still glues his sprints on by hand before every season._
   - _A puncture is a nuisance on sprints, because the whole tyre has to be peeled off the rim._

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