starting block

/ˌstɑrdɪŋ ˈblɑk/
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Other forms: starting blocks

Definitions of starting block
  1. noun
    block providing bracing for a runner's feet at start of a race
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    type of:
    block
    a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
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