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Silencio Tarsier Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

starting-blcoks?

1904, St. Louis
50 yards freestyle: Zoltan Halmay (HUN) vs. Scott Leary (USA)

Good old times, when a boat served as starting-blocks for swimmers and the judges stood at the lakeside; high on a tribune, and determined the winner from that position. All the ingredients were there for turmoil and even a brawl after a race.

what is serve, starting-blocks,";high on a tribune"?
who determined the winner from what position?
  

Top answer

"starting blocks" are the installations on a running circuit where sprinters position themselves before the race begins. In this case, the swimming race started from a boat, which the writer describes as a kind of collective starting block for all the swimmers. g.

  • "starting blocks" are the installations on a running circuit where sprinters position themselves before the race begins.
  • In this case, the swimming race started from a boat, which the writer describes as a kind of collective starting block for all the swimmers.
  • g.
  • I came into a room which had no chairs.
  • I sat on the table.
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"starting blocks" are the installations on a running circuit where sprinters position themselves before the race begins.

In this case, the swimming race started from a boat, which the writer describes as a kind of collective starting block for all the swimmers.

If something "serves as" something else, it is used in that way, sometimes differently to it original purpose e.g. I c
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tribune is exactly same as stands where people sit to watch games

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