down start

noun

a starting position in longtrack speedskating, whereby the speedskater adopts tripod position with the ice surface, with one hand down, and both skates.

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longtrack speedskating
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Meanings

noundown start (plural down starts)

plural down starts

  1. hobbiesa starting position in longtrack speedskating, whereby the speedskater adopts tripod position with the ice surface, with one hand down, and both skates.

    Synonyms: longtrack speedskating

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna starting position in longtrack speedskating, whereby the speedskater adopts tripod position with the ice surface, with one hand down, and both skates.

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longtrack speedskating
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APA

down start. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down%20start

MLA

“down start.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down%20start. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “down start,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/down%20start.

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