transcription, транскрипция: [ 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
STARTING GATE
Meaning of STARTING GATE in English
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003