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photo finish

photo finish noun: the finish of a race in which the leaders are so close together that the winner cannot be identified using the naked eye but is determined by means of a photograph.

Noun

photo finish (plural photo finishes)

  1. The finish of a race in which the leaders are so close together that the winner cannot be identified using the naked eye but is determined by means of a photograph.
  2. (broadly) A very close outcome of any competition.

Forms of photo finish

pluralphoto finishes

Questions about photo finish

What does photo finish mean?
Photo finish means the finish of a race in which the leaders are so close together that the winner cannot be identified using the naked eye but is determined by means of a photograph.
What part of speech is photo finish?
Photo finish is a noun.
What is the plural of photo finish?
The plural of photo finish is photo finishes.

Words near photo finish in the dictionary

  1. photo echoes
  2. photo editor
  3. photo editors
  4. photo essay
  5. photo essays
  6. photo finish
  7. photo finishes
  8. photo finishing
  9. photo frame
  10. photo frames
  11. photo kill

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