3lap noun
plural laps [count] 1 : an act of going completely around a track or over a course when you are running, swimming, etc.
▪ The race is 12 laps long. ▪ With one lap remaining, the race was still close. ▪ the last/final lap of the race ▪ (US) He was swimming/doing laps in the pool. [=he was swimming from one end of the pool to the other and then back again] ◊The winner of a race often takes a victory lap (US) or lap of honour (Brit) by going around the track or over the course alone one more time as a way to celebrate. 2 : a part of a journey
▪ They were in the last lap [=stage, leg] of their trip home from Europe.
▪ The race is 12 laps long. ▪ With one lap remaining, the race was still close. ▪ the last/final lap of the race ▪ (US) He was swimming/doing laps in the pool. [=he was swimming from one end of the pool to the other and then back again] ◊The winner of a race often takes a victory lap (US) or lap of honour (Brit) by going around the track or over the course alone one more time as a way to celebrate.
▪ They were in the last lap [=stage, leg] of their trip home from Europe.
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