winning post

noun

a post on a racetrack, marking the goal of a race.

Origin of winning post

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby winning post

winningest, winning gallery, winning hazard, Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing, winning opening, winning post, winning streak, Winnipeg, Winnipeg couch, Winnipegger, Winnipegosis

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Example sentences from the Web for winning post

Ross had ceased to compete three miles short of the winning-post, but bravely walked it out and came in seven minutes later.
Yesterdays with Authors|James T. Fields
Through a great tumult of shouting the two horses dashed past the winning-post.
Rosa Mundi and Other Stories|Ethel M. Dell
So they had not gone half way when he was in at the winning-post.
Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland|Jeremiah Curtin
“You see, I was a week or so behind you, but I mean to catch you up and come neck and neck into the winning-post,” he continued.
New Arabian Nights|Robert Louis Stevenson

The starting-post was on the right near the entrance to the field; the winning-post on the left directly opposite the Grand Stand.
The Combined Maze|May Sinclair

British Dictionary definitions for winning post

winning post

noun

the post marking the finishing line on a racecourse

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单词	winning post
释义	winning post noun a post on a racetrack, marking the goal of a race. Origin of winning post First recorded in 1810–20 Words nearby winning post winningest, winning gallery, winning hazard, Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing, winning opening, winning post, winning streak, Winnipeg, Winnipeg couch, Winnipegger, Winnipegosis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for winning post Ross had ceased to compete three miles short of the winning-post, but bravely walked it out and came in seven minutes later. Yesterdays with Authors\|James T. Fields Through a great tumult of shouting the two horses dashed past the winning-post. Rosa Mundi and Other Stories\|Ethel M. Dell So they had not gone half way when he was in at the winning-post. Myths and Folk Tales of Ireland\|Jeremiah Curtin “You see, I was a week or so behind you, but I mean to catch you up and come neck and neck into the winning-post,” he continued. New Arabian Nights\|Robert Louis Stevenson The starting-post was on the right near the entrance to the field; the winning-post on the left directly opposite the Grand Stand. The Combined Maze\|May Sinclair British Dictionary definitions for winning post winning post noun the post marking the finishing line on a racecourse Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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