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FINISHING LINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A line indicating the location of the finish of a race
Synonyms:
finish line; finishing line
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("finishing line" is a kind of...):
destination; finish; goal (the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey))
line (in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "finishing line"):
tape (the finishing line for a foot race)
wire (the finishing line on a racetrack)
