starting block

See also: starting-block

English

Noun

starting block (plural starting blocks)

1. A peg or angled block of wood or metal pedal used by track and field athletes, mainly sprinters, for getting a quick start in a race.

Descendants

• → French: starting block

Translations

an aid for sprinters

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: lähtöteline (fi)
• French: bloc de départ (fr) m, plot de départ (fr) m, starting block (fr) m
• Maori: tia ngapu
• Russian: please add this translation if you can

French

Alternative forms

• starting-block

Etymology

Borrowed from English starting block.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /staʁ.tiŋ blɔk/

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Noun

starting block m (plural starting blocks)

1. starting block

   Synonym: bloc de départ