Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

down start

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.39 in modern English

Syllables: down s-tart
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a starting position in longtrack speedskating, whereby the speedskater adopts tripod position with the ice surface, with one hand down, and both skates.

Inflected Forms

down starts (plural)

Synonyms

longtrack speedskating

Questions

What does down start mean?: a starting position in longtrack speedskating, whereby the speedskater adopts tripod position with the ice surface, with one hand down, and both skates.

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