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Running start   /rˈənɪŋ stɑrt/   Listen
Running start

noun
1.
A racing start in which the contestants are already in full motion when they pass the starting line.  Synonym: flying start.
2.
A quick and auspicious beginning.  Synonym: flying start.





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... record there can be no doubt, for it was made in the presence of many witnesses, and it was duly timed with stop-watches by men skilled in the art. The straightaway mile over the smooth, hard beach was covered from a running start in the almost incredibly short time ...
— The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 21 - The Recent Days (1910-1914) • Charles F. Horne, Editor


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