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wire-to-wire

wire-to-wire adjective: from start to finish (especially in reference to a victory achieved by a sportsperson who maintained a lead at every stage of an event from start to finish). Also the alternative form of wire to wire.

Adjective

wire-to-wire (not comparable)

  1. From start to finish (especially in reference to a victory achieved by a sportsperson who maintained a lead at every stage of an event from start to finish).
    • wire-to-wire coverage of the race
    Synonyms:
    gate-to-wire

Also used as

wire-to-wire is also the alternative form of wire to wire.

Synonyms of wire-to-wire

Questions about wire-to-wire

What does wire-to-wire mean?
Wire-to-wire means from start to finish (especially in reference to a victory achieved by a sportsperson who maintained a lead at every stage of an event from start to finish).
What part of speech is wire-to-wire?
Wire-to-wire is an adjective.

Words near wire-to-wire in the dictionary

  1. wire-heel
  2. wire-tap
  3. wire-tapped
  4. wire-tapping
  5. wire-taps
  6. wire-to-wire
  7. wire-wheel
  8. wire-wheeled
  9. wire-wheeling
  10. wire-wheels
  11. wire-wove

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