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    finishing line
    /ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ ˌlʌɪn/

    noun

    • 1. a line marking the end of a race: "they crossed the finishing line"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFINISHING LINE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Finishing line is the line at the end of a race or the final point of a process. Learn how to use this phrase in different contexts with examples from various sources.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFINISHING LINE definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    Finishing line is the line at the end of a race or the final point of a process. Learn how to use this phrase in different contexts with examples from various sources.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › finishing lineFinishing line Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Finishing line is a British term for a line that marks the end of a race, also known as finish line in American English. Learn more about this word, its origin, and related words with Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFINISHING LINE definition and meaning | Collins English ...

    Learn the meaning of finishing line or finish line, a place on the track or course where a race ends. See how to use it in sentences from The Guardian and other sources.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › finishing+lineFinishing line - definition of finishing line by ... - The Free ...

    Define finishing line. finishing line synonyms, finishing line pronunciation, finishing line translation, English dictionary definition of finishing line. Noun 1. finishing line - a line indicating the location of the finish of a race finish line destination, goal, finish - the place designated as the end ; "a...

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishfinishing line noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of finishing line noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › finishing-linefinishing line | meaning of finishing line in Longman Dictionary...

    From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English finishing line ˈfinishing ˌline (also finish line American English) noun → the finishing line → starting line Examples from the Corpus finishing line • Richard Barnett was at the finishing line.

  9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › finishing lineFinishing line - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    noun. a line indicating the location of the finish of a race. synonyms: finish line. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Finishing line." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/finishing line. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles. loading examples... Word Family.

  10. ludwig.guru › s › finishing+linefinishing line | English examples in context | Ludwig

    'finishing line' is correct and usable in written English. It is used to describe the final point in a competition, race, or other challenge. For example: "The athletes ran to the finishing line, and the winner was declared moments later."

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › finishing-line_nfinishing line, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    The earliest known use of the noun finishing line is in the 1870s. OED's earliest evidence for finishing line is from 1873, in New York Herald . finishing line is formed within English, by compounding.