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running starts

running starts is the plural of running start.

Meaning of running start

Noun

running start (plural running starts)

  1. A start to a race in which a contestant is already at full speed before reaching the starting line or take-off point.
  2. (idiomatic) An initial advantage at the beginning of some action or pursuit; a head start.
    • His background in the military gave him a running start in his engineering career.

Questions about running starts

What is running starts the plural of?
Running starts is the plural of running start.

Words near running starts in the dictionary

  1. running sore
  2. running sores
  3. running speech
  4. Running Springs
  5. running start
  6. running starts
  7. running stationer
  8. running stationers
  9. running stitch
  10. running stitches
  11. Running Stream

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