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FINISH LINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does finish line mean? 

FINISH LINE (noun)
  The noun FINISH LINE has 1 sense:

1. a line indicating the location of the finish of a raceplay

  Familiarity information: FINISH LINE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FINISH LINE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A line indicating the location of the finish of a race

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

finish line; finishing line

Hypernyms ("finish line" is a kind of...):

destination; finish; goal (the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey))

line (in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "finish line"):

tape (the finishing line for a foot race)

wire (the finishing line on a racetrack)


 Context examples 


Kosgei was joined by Paula Radcliffe at the finish line.

(Kenya's Brigid Kosgei sets new world record at Chicago Marathon, Wikinews)



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