photo finishn.

Brit.

/ˌfəʊtəʊ ˈfɪnɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈˌfoʊdoʊ ˈfɪnɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: photo- comb. form, finish n.

Etymology: < photo- comb. form + finish n.

Originally U.S.

A close finish of a race (esp. a horse race) in which the winner is identifiable only from a photograph taken as competitors cross the finishing line. Also in extended use.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > [noun] > finish

come-in1856

blanket finish1934

photo finish1935

photo1946

1935 Washington Post 25 Feb. 18/7 Santa Anita features two racing devices which should be used in Maryland... The photo finish placer and the automatic timer.

1936 N.Y. Times 1 July 36/6 New..tests will be made tomorrow at Pimlico on the photo finish device.

1936 N.Y. Times 2 July 16/8 At Belmont Park thirty pictures were called for. Of this number the photo finish awarded the decision to sixteen horses racing on the outside, with fourteen on the inside.

1944 J. H. Fullarton Troop Target 160 ‘We've got to choose between security and progress.’ ‘Personally,’ said MacVaughan, ‘I'm for security—but it's a photo finish.’

1961 Times 22 July 3/2 Jones..snatched second place through a photo-finish from Radford.

1974 Times 6 May 1/3 A photo finish was predicted by the last two public opinion polls. The final one showed M Mitterrand..winning on the second ballot by a short head.

1993 Sports Illustr. 5 Apr. 10/1 Since there was no film patrol or photo-finish camera in those days, the decision rested with four stewards who watched the race through binoculars.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	photo finish
释义	photo finishn. Brit. /ˌfəʊtəʊ ˈfɪnɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈˌfoʊdoʊ ˈfɪnɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: photo- comb. form, finish n. Etymology: < photo- comb. form + finish n. Originally U.S. A close finish of a race (esp. a horse race) in which the winner is identifiable only from a photograph taken as competitors cross the finishing line. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > [noun] > finish come-in1856 blanket finish1934 photo finish1935 photo1946 1935 Washington Post 25 Feb. 18/7 Santa Anita features two racing devices which should be used in Maryland... The photo finish placer and the automatic timer. 1936 N.Y. Times 1 July 36/6 New..tests will be made tomorrow at Pimlico on the photo finish device. 1936 N.Y. Times 2 July 16/8 At Belmont Park thirty pictures were called for. Of this number the photo finish awarded the decision to sixteen horses racing on the outside, with fourteen on the inside. 1944 J. H. Fullarton Troop Target 160 ‘We've got to choose between security and progress.’ ‘Personally,’ said MacVaughan, ‘I'm for security—but it's a photo finish.’ 1961 Times 22 July 3/2 Jones..snatched second place through a photo-finish from Radford. 1974 Times 6 May 1/3 A photo finish was predicted by the last two public opinion polls. The final one showed M Mitterrand..winning on the second ballot by a short head. 1993 Sports Illustr. 5 Apr. 10/1 Since there was no film patrol or photo-finish camera in those days, the decision rested with four stewards who watched the race through binoculars. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1935
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