starting gate
11starting gate — noun Date: 1898 1. a mechanically operated barrier used as a starting device for a race 2. a barrier that when knocked aside by a competitor (as a skier) starts an electronic timing device …
12starting gate — noun (C) a gate or pair of gates that open to allow a horse or dog through at the start of a race …
13starting gate — start′ing gate n. spo a movable barrier for lining up and giving an equal start to the entries in a horse or dog race • Etymology: 1895–1900 …
14starting gate — /ˈstatɪŋ geɪt/ (say stahting gayt) noun a device to start a race of horses, greyhounds, or the like, typically a set of stalls having barriers which are lifted simultaneously at the moment of starting …
15starting gate — any of various types of movable barriers for lining up and giving an equal start to the entries in a horse or dog race. [1895 1900] * * * …
16starting gate — Partitioned mechanical device having stalls in which the horses are confined until the starter releases the doors in front to begin the race …
17starting gate — noun a barrier raised at the start of a race, especially in horse racing, to ensure a simultaneous start …
18out of the starting gate — out of the (starting) gate at or from the very beginning. The Jayhawks scored the first twelve points out of the gate. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of starting gate (= a set of doors that open at the same time to allow horses to begin… …
19-gate — starting gate …
20starting-gates — ● starting gate, starting gates nom féminin (anglais starting gate, de to start, partir, et gate, porte) Dispositif, placé sur la piste, dont les portes s ouvrent simultanément et automatiquement pour le départ d une course de chevaux …
