starting gate en · NOUN
Meanings
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(qualifier:dog racing) A machine used to ensure a fair start in horse or dog racing by opening doors to allow all the racing animals out at the same time.
Mobile starting-gates and horse-boxes stand parked along the kerbs, and behind every large house, it seems, is a red brick stableyard, gleaming with fresh black-and-white paint and polished steel.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 164:
- (figuratively) The beginning.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| starting gates | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (1)
fr starting-gate ((equestrianism))