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starting-block
noun
- 1. athletics.
- A device, usually one of a pair, that consists of a shaped block set at a backward sloping angle for athletes to rest their feet against while they are under starter's orders and which they use to push off against as a means of getting extra propulsion when the race, especially a sprint, starts.
