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flying starts

flying starts is the plural of flying start.

Meaning of flying start

Noun

flying start (plural flying starts)

  1. (idiomatic) An especially good start.
    • The new restaurant got off to a flying start, packing out every night.
  2. The start of a sports event in which the competitors are moving at full speed when they pass the starting line or initial jump point.

Questions about flying starts

What is flying starts the plural of?
Flying starts is the plural of flying start.

Words near flying starts in the dictionary

  1. flying squid
  2. flying squids
  3. flying squirrel
  4. flying squirrels
  5. flying start
  6. flying starts
  7. flying stationer
  8. flying stationers
  9. flying the blue pigeon
  10. flying the coop
  11. flying the flag

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