mass start

noun

A format of starting in certain racing sports, such as long-distance running, cycling and biathlon, where the competitors start at the same time and same place and proceed along the same course.

Meanings

nounmass start (plural mass starts)

plural mass starts

  1. hobbiesA format of starting in certain racing sports, such as long-distance running, cycling and biathlon, where the competitors start at the same time and same place and proceed along the same course.

Translations

Finnish yhteislähtö
  • yhteislähtöformat of starting in certain racing sports
French mass start, départ collectif
  • mass startformat of starting in certain racing sports
  • départ collectifformat of starting in certain racing sports
German Massenstart
  • Massenstartformat of starting in certain racing sports
Hungarian tömegrajt
  • tömegrajtformat of starting in certain racing sports
Japanese マススタート
  • マススタート (masu sutāto)format of starting in certain racing sports
Korean 매스 스타트
  • 매스 스타트 (maeseu seutateu)format of starting in certain racing sports
Norwegian Bokmål fellesstart
  • fellesstartformat of starting in certain racing sports
Swedish masstart
  • masstartformat of starting in certain racing sports
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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