A signal marking the beginning of a race or other contest.
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释义 | society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > [noun] > starting signal (5) startc1612 A signal marking the beginning of a race or other contest. starting1827 Designating a device used to give the signal which marks the start of a race, as starting gun, starting horn, starting pistol, etc. Also figurative. flag1856 Sport. A flag used chiefly to indicate the start or finish of a race; also, a device on a chess-clock which falls when the time-limit is reached. So t… red flag1893 A flag of red material used to signal the start of a race. gun1900 Athletics. The starting pistol; (hence) the start of a race. |
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