A celebratory circuit of a sports field, track, or court by the person or team that has won a contest.
Example sentencesExamples
After losing the game Pakistanis quickly left the stadium and didn't wait for Indian team's victory lap.
Thanks to the arrangement of the stage and seating, I then had to make what amounted to a victory lap in high heels.
Before you knew it, the Jets were reduced to watching John Elway gallop around the field in a victory lap, flashing a smile that seared a bitter image in the Jets' psyches.
It was his moment of glory, it really was the closest thing he's had to a kind of victory lap.
The U.S. victory lap received noticeably less enthusiasm than that given to various discus throwers, triple-jumpers, and decathletes all night long.
The crowd goes nuts as Gill pumps his fist and settles into a victory lap - the whole glorious, melodramatic Olympic Moment bit.
Most of the team that took the victory lap at Stade de France four years ago is back.
Is a victory lap in the cards for President Bush or Senator Kerry?
And Carmen will take a victory lap around the stage wearing her Prom Queen tiara and a sash that says ‘Miss American Idol 2003’.
Supporters of campaign finance reform are running what you might call a victory lap today.
Definition of victory lap in US English:
victory lap
noun
A celebratory circuit of a sports field, track, or court by the person or team that has won a contest.
Example sentencesExamples
Thanks to the arrangement of the stage and seating, I then had to make what amounted to a victory lap in high heels.
And Carmen will take a victory lap around the stage wearing her Prom Queen tiara and a sash that says ‘Miss American Idol 2003’.
Most of the team that took the victory lap at Stade de France four years ago is back.
Before you knew it, the Jets were reduced to watching John Elway gallop around the field in a victory lap, flashing a smile that seared a bitter image in the Jets' psyches.
The crowd goes nuts as Gill pumps his fist and settles into a victory lap - the whole glorious, melodramatic Olympic Moment bit.
Is a victory lap in the cards for President Bush or Senator Kerry?
The U.S. victory lap received noticeably less enthusiasm than that given to various discus throwers, triple-jumpers, and decathletes all night long.
It was his moment of glory, it really was the closest thing he's had to a kind of victory lap.
Supporters of campaign finance reform are running what you might call a victory lap today.
After losing the game Pakistanis quickly left the stadium and didn't wait for Indian team's victory lap.