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lead-outs

lead-outs is the plural of lead-out.

Meaning of lead-out

Noun

lead-out (plural lead-outs)

  1. A program scheduled to follow another.
    • The lead - in rating is expected to be the greatest single predictor of a syndicated television program , with the leadout second1992, Roger Alan Cooper, Syndication and the Structural Determinants of Television
  2. The tactic where one cyclist goes ahead at high speed so that a following teammate (the sprinter) can benefit from the slipstream. See drafting.
  3. The final part of the groove of a vinyl record, after the end of the recording.
    • It's not always convenient for me to pick up the tone arm at the end of the record and the stylus continues to ride the leadout groove for a time.1985, Stereo Review, volume 50, page 24
  4. A marker in the data stored on a compact disc, representing the end of a recording session.

Questions about lead-outs

What is lead-outs the plural of?
Lead-outs is the plural of lead-out.

Words near lead-outs in the dictionary

  1. lead-lag
  2. lead-lags
  3. lead-off
  4. lead-offs
  5. lead-out
  6. lead-outs
  7. lead-pipe cinch
  8. lead-pipe cinches
  9. lead-up
  10. lead-ups
  11. leadable

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