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Flying start

An especially good start.

📖 Definitions of "Flying start"

noun
  1. 1

    An especially good start.

  2. 2

    The start of a sports event in which the competitors are moving when they pass the starting line or initial jump point.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Flying start"

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WordDefinition
kick startnoun(figuratively) A fast or strong start; help with starting or beginning well.
startnounThe beginning of an activity.
jumpnounThe act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound.
head startnoun(idiomatic) An advantage consisting in starting a competition or task earlier than might be expected; given (or taken), for example, prior to the beginning of a race.
starting pointnounThe first steps when commencing an activity.
forestartnounA head start.
launch padnounThe surface or structure from which a launch is made.
kick-offnoun(by extension) The opening sequence of any event.
headstartnounAlternative spelling of head start. [(idiomatic) An advantage consisting in starting a competition or task earlier than might be expected; given (or taken), for example, prior to the beginning of a race.]
starternounSomeone who starts, or who starts something.
hard startnoun(astronautics) An explosion in a rocket engine during startup, usually due to the presence of too much propellant prior to ignition.
startingverbThe act of something that starts.
first port of callnoun(idiomatic) The first place to go to start a process.
push-startnounThe starting of a vehicle in this manner.
beginner's lucknounGood luck supposedly enjoyed during a beginner's first attempt.
jumping-off pointnounA starting point for a mission, adventure, investigation etc.
thresholdnounThe lowermost part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.
first flightnounThe first competitor to finish in a footrace or horse race, in a foxhunt, etc.
forehandnoun(racket sports) A stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the stroke.
jumping-off placenounSynonym of jumping-off point.

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