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Finish-line definition

A line that marks the end of a race.
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A line that marks the end of a course for racing.
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(sports) A line marking the end of a race.

The five exhausted runners crossed the finish line one after the other.

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(figuratively, by extension) The end of a process.
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Alternative Forms

Alternative Form of finish-line - finishing-line

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Noun

Singular:
finish-line
Plural:
finish-lines

Finish-line Sentence Examples

  • The race will continue until the finish line is finally reached.

  • Both yachts charged across the finish line at 24 knots - in 22 knots of breeze.

  • Second, you must reach the finish line with more than 20 seconds left, leaving no scarecrow unknocked.

  • According to the judges, the imagination in the choreography is amazing; for example the bit with the group 'running' in slow motion towards a finish line at the front of the stage.

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