checkered flag

noun

plural checkered flags

auto racing

: a flag marked by alternating black and white squares that is waved at the finish line to signal the end of a race

Driving with a clear head and a deft right foot rather than an anxious heart, he slid into the lead three laps from the checkered flag …

Sam Moses

In one race weekend Andretti had run the gamut—he had been fast qualifier, he had driven at a steady pace in the first 11 hours and he had won a final, desperate sprint to the checkered flag.

Kim Chapin

He took the checkered flag [=crossed the finish line in first place] at California Speedway on Sept. 4 to become the youngest driver in the 56-year history of the Cup series to win a race …

Lars Anderson

单词	checkered flag
释义	checkered flag noun plural checkered flags auto racing : a flag marked by alternating black and white squares that is waved at the finish line to signal the end of a race Driving with a clear head and a deft right foot rather than an anxious heart, he slid into the lead three laps from the checkered flag … Sam Moses In one race weekend Andretti had run the gamut—he had been fast qualifier, he had driven at a steady pace in the first 11 hours and he had won a final, desperate sprint to the checkered flag. Kim Chapin He took the checkered flag [=crossed the finish line in first place] at California Speedway on Sept. 4 to become the youngest driver in the 56-year history of the Cup series to win a race … Lars Anderson Word History First Known Use 1908, in the meaning defined above
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checkered flag

noun

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