Function: 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
Function: 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
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012