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prestart

prestart adjective: prior to the beginning of a race.

Adjective

prestart (not comparable)

  1. (chiefly yachting) Prior to the beginning of a race
    • BMW Oracle Racing seemed to have the prestart advantage after its skipper, Chris Dickson, locked the Kiwis out in front of the line[…].2007 April 29, Agence France-Presse, “Oracle Loses for First Time but Finishes Round With Lead”, in New York Times

Noun

prestart (plural prestarts)

  1. (yachting) The countdown immediately before the start of a race.
    • The Swiss, whose only Swiss crew member is the owner Ernesto Bertarelli, have even maintained contact in the past month with the big moment approaching, practicing prestarts with Desafío Español and organizing training races with Luna Rossa Challenge.2007 June 23, Christopher Clarey, “Breaking From Tradition in the America’s Cup”, in New York Times

Forms of prestart

pluralprestarts

Origin of prestart

From pre- + start.

Questions about prestart

What does prestart mean?
Prestart means prior to the beginning of a race.
What part of speech is prestart?
Prestart can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near prestart in the dictionary

  1. prestandardized
  2. prestandardizes
  3. prestandardizing
  4. prestandards
  5. prestant
  6. prestart
  7. prestarts
  8. prestarvation
  9. prestarved
  10. Prestas
  11. prestate

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