Meanings
nounlead-out (plural lead-outs)
plural lead-outs · alternative leadout
- broadcastingA program scheduled to follow another.
The lead - in rating is expected to be the greatest single predictor of a syndicated television program , with the leadout second
1992, Roger Alan Cooper, Syndication and the Structural Determinants of Television - cyclingThe tactic where one cyclist goes ahead at high speed so that a following teammate (the sprinter) can benefit from the slipstream. See drafting.
- The final part of the groove of a vinyl record, after the end of the recording.
It's not always convenient for me to pick up the tone arm at the end of the record and the stylus continues to ride the leadout groove for a time.
1985, Stereo Review, volume 50, page 24 - A marker in the data stored on a compact disc, representing the end of a recording session.
Origin
Translations
Spanish brindador de rebufo, brindarrebufo
- brindador de rebufo(cycling) The tactic where one cyclist goes ahead at high speed so that a following teammate (the sprinter) can benefit from the slipstream.
- brindarrebufo(cycling) The tactic where one cyclist goes ahead at high speed so that a following teammate (the sprinter) can benefit from the slipstream.
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