'decathlon' definitions:
Definition of 'decathlon'
(from WordNet)
noun
An athletic contest consisting of ten different events
Definition of 'decathlon'
From: GCIDE
- decathlon \de*cath"lon\, n. [See Deca-; Pentathlon.] In the modern Olympic Games, a composite contest consisting of a 100-meter run, a broad jump, putting the shot, a running high-jump, a 400-meter run, throwing the discus, a 100-meter hurdle race, pole vaulting, throwing the javelin, and a 1500-meter run. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]