"sack race" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sack races [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sack race (plural sack races)
  1. (games, motor racing) A race in which competitors stand in sacks or similar items and try to be the first to jump to the finish line. Wikipedia link: sack race Categories (topical): Games, Motor racing Translations (type of children's game): zaklopen (Dutch), pussijuoksu (Finnish), course en sac [feminine] (French), Sackhüpfen [neuter] (German), zsákfutás (Hungarian), wyścig w workach [masculine] (Polish), corrida do saco [feminine] (Portuguese), corrida de saco [feminine] (Portuguese), бег в мешка́х (beg v meškáx) [masculine] (Russian), säcklöpning [common-gender] (Swedish), nhảy bao bố (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-sack_race-en-noun-VsdMpEMb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: games, hobbies, lifestyle, motor-racing, racing, sports

Inflected forms

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