starting block
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The meaning (definition) of the word starting block
a block an athlete pushes off from at the start of a race
The word starting block used in a sentence
“The runner pushed hard off the starting block to run fast.”
The plural of the word starting block
starting blocks
How the word starting block is said around the world
| French | bloc de départ (blawk duh day-PAHR) |
| Spanish | bloque de salida (BLOH-kay thay sah-LEE-thah) |
| Mandarin | 起跑台 (chee pow ty) |
| Hindi | प्रारम्भिक खण्ड (prah-RUM-bik kund) |
| Arabic | نقطة البداية (NOOK-tah ahl-BEE-dah-yah) |
| Russian | стартовый блок (STAHR-tu-viy blohk) |
| Portuguese (EU) | bloco de partida (BLAW-kuu di puh-ruh-TEE-duh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | bloco de partida (BLAW-kuu jew pah-ruh-CHEE-da) |
| Japanese | スタートブロック (sutahtohburohkku) |
| German | Startblock (SHTAHRTB-lawk) |
| Urdu | ابتدائی بلاک (ibtidy buh-LAHK) |
| Punjabi | ਸ਼ੁਰੂਆਤੀ ਬਲਾਕ (shuu-roo-AH-tee buh-LAHK) |
| Korean | 시작 블록 (see-JAHG bu-LOHG) |
| Hebrew | בלוק הזינוק |
| Greek | μπλοκ εκκίνησης (blohk ay-KYEE-nee-sees) |
| Dutch | startblok (STAHRTB-lawk) |
| Tagalog | panimulang bloke (pah-nee-MOO-lahng BLOH-kuh) |
| Vietnamese | bàn đạp xuất phát (bahn dahp swut FAHT) |
| Turkish | başlangıç bloğu (bahsh-lahn-GUCH bloh) |
| Persian | بلوک شروع (BOH-look SHOH-roo) |
| Polish | blok startowy (blawk stahr-TAW-vi) |
| Ukrainian | стартовий блок (stahr-TOH-viy blohk) |
| Bengali | শুরুর ব্লক (SHOO-roor blawk) |
| Swedish | startblock (STAHTB-lawk) |
| Italian | blocco di partenza (BLAW-koh di pahr-TEN-tsah) |
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