photo finish
English edit
Noun edit
photo finish (plural photo finishes)
- (sports) The finish of a race in which the leaders are so close together that the winner cannot be identified using the naked eye but is determined by means of a photograph.
- Hypernym: blanket finish
- (by extension) Any competition with a very close outcome.
Translations edit
finish of a race in which the leaders are close together
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See also edit
Further reading edit
- photo finish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English photo finish.
Noun edit
photo finish m (uncountable)
- Alternative form of fotofinish