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from a standing start

from a standing start prepositional phrase: from rest, a standstill or motionless state.

Prepositional phrase

  1. From rest, a standstill or motionless state.
    • From a standing start, the trains must achieve 360kph (225mph) and run 40km (25 miles) in 535 seconds (8mins 55secs).2021 December 29, “Network News: HS2 rolling stock”, in RAIL, number 947, page 7

Questions about from a standing start

What does from a standing start mean?
From a standing start means from rest, a standstill or motionless state.
What part of speech is from a standing start?
From a standing start is a prepositional phrase.

Words near from a standing start in the dictionary

  1. frollo
  2. frolovite
  3. from
  4. from a distance
  5. from a mile away
  6. from a standing start
  7. from A to B
  8. from A to izzard
  9. from A to Z
  10. from A to Zed
  11. from A to Zee

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