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STARTING SIGNAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does starting signal mean?
• STARTING SIGNAL (noun)
The noun STARTING SIGNAL has 1 sense:
1. a signal to begin (as in a race)
Familiarity information: STARTING SIGNAL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A signal to begin (as in a race)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
start; starting signal
Context example:
the runners awaited the start
Hypernyms ("starting signal" is a kind of...):
sign; signal; signaling (any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message)
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