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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:
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)