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STARTING GATE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does starting gate mean?
• STARTING GATE (noun)
The noun STARTING GATE has 1 sense:
1. a movable barrier on the starting line of a race course
Familiarity information: STARTING GATE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A movable barrier on the starting line of a race course
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
starting gate; starting stall
Hypernyms ("starting gate" is a kind of...):
barrier (a structure or object that impedes free movement)
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