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Definition of Starting block
1. Noun. Block providing bracing for a runner's feet at start of a race.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Starting Block
Literary usage of Starting block
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Armature Winding and Motor Repair: Practical Information and Data Covering by Daniel Harvey Braymer (1920)
"When the switch is thrown to the starting position, the six contacts on the switch
cylinder meet six contacts on the starting block and the current from a ..."
2. Armature Winding and Motor Repair: Practical Information and Data Covering by Daniel Harvey Braymer (1920)
"When the switch is thrown to the starting position, the six contacts on the switch
cylinder meet six contacts on the starting block and the current from a ..."
3. Proceedings [of The] Convention (1904)
"... making different implements of war, and we are starting block homes, where in
the case of an emergency, we will be able to gather up the children whose ..."
4. Illustrative Cases on Persons and Domestic Relations by Roger William Cooley, Walter Checkley Tiffany (1913)
"Crockett had charge of the switch and starting block, and was standing near by.
After the plaintiff stopped the motor ..."
5. Practical Instructions Relating to the Construction and Use of the Steam by Crosby Steam Gage and Valve Company, Edward Furber Miller (1910)
"... tested also with the governor at its lowest position, not resting on the
starting block, to see if the safety tappets prevent the claws from catching. ..."
6. Practical Instructions Relating to the Construction and Use of the Steam by Crosby Steam Gage and Valve Company, Edward Furber Miller (1910)
"... resting on the starting block, to see if the safety tappets prevent the claws
from catching. ..."
7. 20 jaar 010 by Hans Oldewarris, Peter de Winter (2003)
"analyses the ups and downs of Dutch post-war planning, taking as its starting-block
the year in which Rotterdam embarked on a new future. ..."
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