starting gate

Definition of Starting Gate in English :

1. starting gate, starting stall

a movable barrier on the starting line of a race course

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Starting Gate

noun

1.

a movable barrier so placed on the starting line of a racecourse that the raising of it releases all the contestants simultaneously

2. the US name for starting stalls

a movable set of stalls with gates that open simultaneously at the start of a horse race

n.

1. A series of stalls with doors that open simultaneously at the beginning of a race.

2. A movable barrier that starts an automatic timer when a competitor, such as a skier, moves through it.