STARTING BLOCK


Meaning of STARTING BLOCK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1937

1. : a device that usually consists of two blocks mounted on either side of an adjustable frame and that provides a runner with a rigid surface against which to brace the feet at the start of a race

2. : one of a series of boxes or low platforms at one end of a pool on which a competitor stands for the start of a swimming race

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.