winning postnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈwɪn.ɪŋ ˌpəʊst/us/ˈwɪn.ɪŋ ˌpoʊst/UKa post that marks the place where a race ends:
His horse collapsed just 40 yards from the winning post.
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