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starting gun
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starting gun
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starting gun
noun
plural
starting guns
starting gun
noun
plural
starting guns
Learner's definition of STARTING GUN
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a special gun used to signal the beginning of a race
The official fired the
starting gun
and the runners were off.
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the signal made by a starting gun
As soon as she heard the
starting gun
, she took off running.
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