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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
prestart en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?
Proto-Italic *prai
Proto-Italic *prai-
Latin prae-lbor.
Middle English pre-
English pre-
English start
English prestart
From pre- + start.
Meanings
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(not-comparable, qualifier:chiefly yachting) Prior to the beginning of a race
BMW Oracle Racing seemed to have the prestart advantage after its skipper, Chris Dickson, locked the Kiwis out in front of the line[…].
2007 April 29, Agence France-Presse, “Oracle Loses for First Time but Finishes Round With Lead”, in New York Times:
prestart en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?
Proto-Italic *prai
Proto-Italic *prai-
Latin prae-lbor.
Middle English pre-
English pre-
English start
English prestart
From pre- + start.
Meanings
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(qualifier:yachting) The countdown immediately before the start of a race.
The Swiss, whose only Swiss crew member is the owner Ernesto Bertarelli, have even maintained contact in the past month with the big moment approaching, practicing prestarts with Desafío Español and organizing training races with Luna Rossa Challenge.
2007 June 23, Christopher Clarey, “Breaking From Tradition in the America’s Cup”, in New York Times:
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