● starting-gate, starting-gates nom féminin (anglais starting-gate, de to start, partir, et gate, porte) Dispositif, placé sur la piste, dont les portes s'ouvrent simultanément et automatiquement pour le départ d'une course de chevaux.
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starting-gate — [ startiŋgɛt ] n. m. • 1900; mot angl. « barrière pour partir » ♦ Anglic. turf Barrière faite de rubans élastiques tendus, de portes, devant laquelle s alignent les chevaux, et qui donne le signal du départ en se relevant ou en s ouvrant. Des… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Starting gate — A starting gate is a machine used in horse racing and dog racing to ensure a fair start in a race.Thoroughbred/quarter horse racingThe inventor of the electric starting gate for horse racing is generally credited to be Clay Puett, who was a rider … Wikipedia
starting gate — noun a movable barrier on the starting line of a race course • Syn: ↑starting stall • Hypernyms: ↑barrier * * * noun, pl ⋯ gates [count] : a gate or set of gates that opens at the start of a horse or dog race to let the animals begin racing * * * … Useful english dictionary
starting gate — UK [ˈstɑː(r)tɪŋ ˌɡeɪt] / US [ˈstɑrtɪŋ ˌɡeɪt] noun [countable] Word forms starting gate : singular starting gate plural starting gates a gate that a person or horse must stay behind until a race begins … English dictionary
starting gate — n a gate or pair of gates that open to allow a horse or dog to start running in a race … Dictionary of contemporary English
starting gate — n. a movable set of stalls with gates that open simultaneously at the start of a horse race … English World dictionary
starting stalls — plural noun A line of compartments in which runners wait before the start of a horse race, fitted with gates that are sprung open at the start • • • Main Entry: ↑start … Useful english dictionary
Gates Brown — Infobox MLB retired name = Gates Brown position = Outfielder bats = Left throws = Right birthdate = birth date and age|1939|5|2 Crestline, Ohio debutdate = June 19 debutyear = by|1963 debutteam = Detroit Tigers finaldate = September 26 finalyear … Wikipedia
Gates of Alexander — The Gates of Alexander (Caspian Gates) were a legendary barrier supposedly built by Alexander the Great in the Caucasus to keep the uncivilized barbarians of the north (typically associated with Gog and Magog) from invading the land to the south … Wikipedia
starting stalls — Mechanical gates that ensure all horses start in unison … Equestrian sports dictionary
