Prestart
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Prestart is an adjective meaning (yachting) The countdown immediately before the start of a race.
Meaning
(yachting) The countdown immediately before the start of a race.
More Meanings
- (chiefly yachting) Prior to the beginning of a race
Example Sentences
BMW Oracle Racing seemed to have the prestart advantage after its skipper, Chris Dickson, locked the Kiwis out in front of the line[…].
The Swiss, whose only Swiss crew member is the owner Ernesto Bertarelli, have even maintained contact in the past month with the big moment approaching, practicing prestarts with Desafío Español and organizing training races with Luna Rossa Challenge.
Word Forms
- prestarts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include prerace, preracing, prematch, preride, pre-match, prelaunch.
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