noun
spiked shoes; spikes; cleats
Refers to athletic shoes with spikes or studs, used in sports like track, soccer, rugby, and baseball.
陸上競技ではスパイクシューズを履く。
In track and field, athletes wear spiked shoes.
サッカー用のスパイクシューズを買った。
I bought soccer cleats.
Variant with interpunct; less common in running text.
スパイク can refer to the spikes themselves or a spiked shoe, but スパイクシューズ explicitly means the shoes.
Loanword from English 'spike shoes'.