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noun
any of various types of movable barriers for lining up and giving an equal start to the entries in a horse or dog race.
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Origin of starting gate
First recorded in 1895–1900
Words nearby starting gate
start from scratch, star thistle, start in, starting, starting block, starting gate, starting grid, starting handle, starting price, starting rate, starting stalls
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British Dictionary definitions for starting gate
starting gate
noun
a movable barrier so placed on the starting line of a racecourse that the raising of it releases all the contestants simultaneously
the US name for starting stalls
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