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starting gate
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starting gate
n. Sports
1. A series of stalls with interconnected doors that open simultaneously at the beginning of a race.
2. A movable barrier that starts an automatic timer when pushed aside by a competitor, such as a skier.

starting gate
n
1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Racing) a movable barrier so placed on the starting line of a racecourse that the raising of it releases all the contestants simultaneously
2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Racing) the US name for starting stalls
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Noun1.starting gate - a movable barrier on the starting line of a race course
barrier - a structure or object that impedes free movement


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