photo finish
Definitions of photo finish
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in general, any very close finish; in particular, a finish of a race in which the contestants are so close together that the winner must be determined from a photograph taken at the instant of finishingtype of:finishdesignated event that concludes a contest (especially a race)
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Roots: photo
This vocabulary list features words derived from the Greek photo meaning "light."