| 单词 | starting pistol |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstarting pistol (b) 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. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > [noun] > starting signal startc1612 starting1827 flag1856 red flag1893 gun1900 1827 P. Egan Anecd. Turf 296 At a quarter before two o'clock, the starting gun fired at Blackfriars' Bridge. 1830 Bell's Life in London 31 Jan. The starting-bell rings—oh! the twang of that bell Is worse than ‘King Duncan's’ funeral knell. 1830 Morning Chron. 25 June Precisely at twenty-three minutes to five o'clock the starting pistol was fired. 1903 Amer. Wool & Cotton Reporter 15 Oct. 1275/1 The 15th of October is here and about this time the starting gun for the opening of the clothiers' season is sounded. 1908 Automobile Topics 10 Oct. 22/2 It was 8.46 when the starting horn was blown. 1935 ‘N. Blake’ Question of Proof ii. 30 Get set! Go!! That was the starting-pistol you heard. 1937 Flight 22 July 99/1 Their team was routed out of bed, the Sportleitung was awakened and requested to blow the official starting hooter, and the Falcon got into the air again at 6.30 a.m. 1961 Rotarian May 38/1 The starting pistol cracked. The first runners shot from their starting block. 1995 W. Pasnak Sink or Swim xiii. 78 Now, all of you, set your watches and prepare to cast off. The first starting horn will sound at exactly ten o'clock. 2001 Brit. Bandsman 8 Sept. 13 The British Open Championships are the starting pistol for the contesting season and this year 21 bands are squaring up for battle, including debutantes, Kirkintilloch, which has made it though for the first time in its 112-year history. 2012 J. Link & C. Link Why can't I get my Kids to Behave? i. 4 The race is starting, and he is in position with the other runners, waiting for the starting gun to go off. < as lemmas |
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