second position

American  

noun

Ballet.

1. a position in which the feet are spread apart and are at right angles to the direction of the body, the toes pointing out.

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Example Sentences

Japan's Yuma Kagiyama held his second position to take silver with Sato moving up from ninth onto the podium.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

Arizona moved into a tie with the Cincinnati Reds for the final spot, while the Cubs are in the second position, 1 1/2 games in front of the D-backs and Reds.

From Washington Times • Sep. 16, 2023

Alonso, who had challenged Hamilton for second position throughout much of the race, was hit by Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz on the first corner of the restart.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2023

Redshirt junior Colson Yankoff made the most of his second position switch, gaining 35 yards in six carries, and redshirt freshman Deshun Murrell picked up 34 yards in his first six carries as a Bruin.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2022

The number 1 was easy to write: T. Unfortunately, 60 was also written as T; the only difference was that T was in the second position rather than the first.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife