Meaning Of The Word Starting block

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starting block
Starting blocks are blocks which runners put their feet against to help them move quickly forward at the start of a race.

starting block in American English
noun: a device used by runners, esp. sprinters, for increasing their speed off the mark, consisting of a metal or wooden frame, usually secured to the ground at both ends, with adjustable, triangular-shaped blocks on each side for bracing the feet

starting block in British English
noun: one of a pair of adjustable devices with pads or blocks against which a sprinter braces his or her feet in crouch starts

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