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starting stall

starting stall

5.8
A gate at the starting line that holds each horse or racer before a race starts
  • noun
  • /ˈstɑrtɪŋ stɔl/
  • Specialized
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  • The horse was in the starting stall waiting for the race to begin.

Examples

  • Each horse was loaded into a starting stall moments before the race began.

  • The new starting stall design helps ensure a fair and safe start for all competitors.

  • The thunderous sound came as the gates of every starting stall opened simultaneously.

  • I saw the horses in their starting stalls before the big race.

  • Each horse was loaded into a starting stall moments before the race began.

  • The new starting stall design helps ensure a fair and safe start for all competitors.

  • The horse was in the starting stall waiting for the race to begin.

Synonyms

starting gate
vsstarting stall
5 3.4

A movable barrier at a race start that opens to let horses or dogs go

serves mainly to hold horses or racers until the race begins

How Enclosed

starting stall
  • Specialized
5.8

Surface Forms

starting stall singular
starting stalls plural

Morphology

starting + stall

The noun is transparently compositional: 'starting' (initial, at the start) modifies 'stall' (a small enclosed area), so a learner who knows both words can infer an enclosure used at the start of a race to hold horses or racers. This is a straightforward, literal combination following common noun + modifier patterns and is cross-linguistically accessible, so prior exposure is not required for basic understanding.

Etymology

Starting stall comes from the very literal idea of a stall as a small space for a horse placed at the start of a race. Picture horses standing in small boxes with front gates that open all at once, and you can see why the phrase means the cages used to hold racers until the race begins.