Meanings
nounstarting block (plural starting blocks)
plural starting blocks
- A peg or angled block of wood or metal pedal used by track and field athletes, mainly sprinters, for getting a quick start in a race.
Translations
Danish startblok
- startblokan aid for sprinters
Finnish lähtöteline
- lähtötelinean aid for sprinters
French bloc de départ, plot de départ
- bloc de départan aid for sprinters
- plot de départan aid for sprinters
- starting blockan aid for sprinters
German Startblock
- Startblockan aid for sprinters
Māori tia ngapu
- tia ngapuan aid for sprinters
Swedish startblock
- startblockan aid for sprinters
Turkish çıkış takozu
- çıkış takozuan aid for sprinters
Cite this entry
APA
starting block. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/starting%20block
MLA
“starting block.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/starting%20block. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “starting block,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/starting%20block.
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