Sport and Games. A line, limit, or other objective which a competitor or player must reach in order to succeed or be safe from attack, or beyond…

Horse Racing. A pole marking the starting or finishing point of a race; a starting post or winning post. Also figurative.

a starting or finishing post; also in extended use.

U.S. Horse Racing. A (notional) wire marking the finish line (also by extension the start line) of a race.

A piece of tape suspended across the course at the finishing point in a race, or (formerly) between the goalposts in Association football; in Horse R…