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FLYING START

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A quick and auspicious beginning

Synonyms:

flying start; running start

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("flying start" is a kind of...):

start (the beginning of anything)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A racing start in which the contestants are already in full motion when they pass the starting line

Synonyms:

flying start; running start

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("flying start" is a kind of...):

racing start (the start of a race)

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