fifth position

American  

noun

Ballet.

1. a position similar to the first position, but with one foot in front, the heel and toe of the front foot adjacent to the toe and heel of the back foot.

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Example Sentences

Shaidorov had been satisfied after his fifth position in Tuesday's short programme.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

World number two McIlroy carded four birdies and a bogey in a third-round 68 at Dubai Creek Resort on Saturday to lie in fifth position on five under par.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

Longtime party political theorist Wang Huning, 62, has been a member of the Politburo Standing Committee since 2017 and moves up from fifth position, reflecting his status as one of Xi’s most important advisers.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 22, 2022

But it slipped to a fifth position this year, partly due to the upcoming court case, the journalist association's Finnish branch said.

From Reuters • Aug. 25, 2022

Cleopatra has for its fifth letter a P, and in the Cleopatra cartouche in the fifth position is the same square.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan