What does starting line mean?
Definitions for starting line
start·ing line
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word starting line.
Princeton's WordNet
start, starting line, scratch, scratch linenoun
a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
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starting line
A starting line is the point at which a race or competition begins, usually marked by a physical line on the ground or other types of course. It indicates where all participants should be positioned at the beginning of the event. This term can also be used metaphorically to indicate the beginning of a process or activity.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of starting line in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of starting line in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of starting line in a Sentence
Last time around, there were candidates that were winning at this point that never even made it to the starting line.
That was the starting line.
Luna Rossa helmsman Francesco Bruni:
I ’m very proud of the team... we made some huge steps forward. The whole team is on another level, we demonstrated once again we are strong on the starting line... unfortunately the Americans had some problems, their boat was n’t functioning well, I feel very sorry for them.
I feel like I’m firing a flare at the starting line in the moment of (the two Koreas) writing a new history in North-South relations, peace and prosperity.
I think officials were instructed to be looking for certain things. At the starting line, when we got there 3 to 5 minutes before the race, the official notified me that I needed paperwork for an exemption for her hijab. I didn't have one, he notified me she would be disqualified. I had the option to ask her to remove it or not run.
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