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photo-finish — photo finishes also photo finish N COUNT If the end of a race is a photo finish, two or more of the competitors cross the finishing line so close together that a photograph of the finish has to be examined to decide who has won. He was just… … English dictionary
photo finish — A photo finish is when two contestants (usually in a race) finish at almost exactly the same time, making it difficult to determine the winner. (The saying stems from the practice of taking a photograph when the winners cross the finish line to… … The small dictionary of idiomes
photo finish — photo finish, adj. Sports. a finish of a race in which two or more contestants are so close to the finish line that reference to a photograph of the finish is necessary to determine the winner. [1935 40] * * * … Universalium
photo finish — n. 1. a race finish so close that the winner can be determined only from a photograph of the contestants crossing the finish line 2. any close finish of a contest … English World dictionary
photo finish — n the end of a race in which the leading runners finish so close together that a photograph of it has to be examined to decide which is the winner … Dictionary of contemporary English
photo finish — ► NOUN ▪ a close finish of a race in which the winner is identifiable only from a photograph of competitors crossing the line … English terms dictionary
photo finish — noun count the end of a race where the people or animals competing are so close to each other that officials need to look at a photograph to see who won … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Photo finish — A photo finish occurs in a sporting race, when two (or more) competitors cross the finishing line at near the same time. As the naked eye may not be able to discriminate between which of the competitors crossed the line first, a strip photo, a… … Wikipedia
photo finish — noun in general, any very close finish; in particular, a finish of a race in which the contestants are so close together that the winner must be determined from a photograph taken at the instant of finishing • Hypernyms: ↑finish * * * noun… … Useful english dictionary
Photo Finish (Prison Break episode) — Infobox Television episode Title = Photo Finish Series = Prison Break Caption = Season = 3 Episode = 6 Airdate = November 5, 2007 Production = 3AKJ06 Guests = Marshall Allman Writer = Seth Hoffman Director = Kevin Hooks Season list = Infobox… … Wikipedia
photo finish — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms photo finish : singular photo finish plural photo finishes the end of a race where the people or animals competing are so close to each other that officials need to look at a photograph to see who won … English dictionary
