Barrier at beginning of racecourse

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ An important Hollywood Park race is run at the wrong distance after the starting gate is positioned incorrectly. ▪ And John Henry was drawn on the outside in the starting gate at number 12. ▪ His campaign never even left the ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A starting gate also called a starting barrier or starting stalls is a machine used to ensure a fair start to in horse racing and dog racing .

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a movable barrier on the starting line of a race course [syn: starting stalls ]