1) Battle of bands events 2) Certain competitions 3) Early races 4) Events in battle of bands 5) Finals preceders 6) Increases molecular motion 7) Makes warm 8) Meet preliminaries 9) Meet prelims 10) Microwaves 11) Nukes, so to speak 12) Pops in the microwave 13) Preliminaries at a track meet 14) Preliminary contests 1) Races 2) Warms 
the division of a bobsled or skeleton race into sections. The combined time from a team's heats determine its ranking. A lower time equals a higher status
In Olympic competition, events consist of four heats. The winner is determined by the lowest combined time for the four heats. Prior to Olympic competition, each sled is permitted six training runs on the Olympic course.
A division of an event when there are too many swimmers to compete at the same time. The results are