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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 race
Familiarity information: FINISH LINE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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