Gatorade Definition & Meaning

American

Etymology

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Gatorade American [gey-tuh-reyd] / ˈgeɪ təˌreɪd / Trademark.

1. a brand of noncarbonated sports drink designed to supply the body with carbohydrates and replace fluids and sodium lost during exertion.

Etymology

Origin of Gatorade

First recorded in 1965–70; named after the University of Florida's football team, the Gators, whose coach had asked researchers at the university to create a drink; on the model of lemonade and orangeade; -ade 1

Example Sentences

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Bryan Stern, a bearded U.S. combat veteran sent to extract Machado from Venezuela, said he hauled her onto the bigger boat and gave her snacks, Gatorade and a dry sweater.

From The Wall Street Journal

I try not to breathe ’cause I’m pretty sure his breath would smell like Power Bars and Gatorade.

From Literature

In PepsiCo’s flagship beverage business, which includes Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew and Gatorade, the company has focused on expanding sugar-free beverages, recently holding its “Pepsi Challenge” with Pepsi Zero Sugar.

From The Wall Street Journal

Adidas and Gatorade were sponsors.

From The Wall Street Journal

As a gangly freshman, Davidson stuffed the stat sheet with 22 points, eight rebounds, four steals, three assists and one block per game on her way to being named Oregon’s Gatorade Player of the Year.

From Los Angeles Times

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