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starting gate
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
starting gate
noun
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▪ 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 starting gate.
▪ If your horse didn't make it to the starting gate, sorry, there's no refund.
▪ The first man out of the starting gate today will swing and glide over a carpet of man-made snow 80 centimetres deep.
WordNet
starting gate
n. a movable barrier on the starting line of a race course [syn: starting stalls]
Wikipedia
Starting gate
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.