中ちゅう団だん

noun

midfield; middle of the pack

Used in horse racing and motor racing to refer to the group of competitors in the middle of the field, neither leading nor trailing.

• その馬うまは中ちゅう団だんからレースを進すすめた。

  The horse raced from the middle of the pack.

• 中ちゅう団だんにいた車くるまが最さい終しゅうラップで追おい上あげた。

  The car that was in the midfield made a charge on the final lap.