fifth position

American

noun

Ballet.

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.

Example Sentences

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But she produced the goods in her second run of two, scoring 86.50 to qualify in fifth position.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

KILLINGTON, Vt. — New Zealand skier Alice Robinson led a women’s World Cup giant slalom after the tight opening run Saturday, with Mikaela Shiffrin looming in fifth position.

From Washington Times • Nov. 25, 2023

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

His TT career included a seventh-place finish in the 2006 Senior TT and a career-best fifth position in the 2008 Lightweight TT.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 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

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