Phrase guide

finish line

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A line marking the end of a race.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Examples

  • The five exhausted runners crossed the finish line one after the other.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The end of a process.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, figuratively

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a line indicating the location of the finish of a race

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: finishing line

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: finish, destination, goal, line

Narrower terms: tape, wire

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: վերջնագիծ (verǰnagic) — line marking end of a race
  • Bulgarian: фи́ниш ли́ния (fíniš línija) — line marking end of a race
  • Chinese Mandarin: 終點線 /终点线 (zhōngdiǎnxiàn) — line marking end of a race
  • Chinese Mandarin: 終點 /终点 (zhōngdiǎn) — line marking end of a race
  • Danish: mål — line marking end of a race
  • Danish: mållinje — line marking end of a race
  • Danish: målstreg — line marking end of a race
  • Dutch: eindstreep — line marking end of a race
  • Dutch: eindmeet — line marking end of a race
  • Esperanto: cellinio — line marking end of a race
  • Finnish: maali — line marking end of a race
  • Finnish: maaliviiva — line marking end of a race
  • French: ligne d'arrivée — line marking end of a race
  • Georgian: ფინიში (piniši) — line marking end of a race
  • German: Ziellinie — line marking end of a race
  • Greek: γραμμή τερματισμού (grammí termatismoú) — line marking end of a race
  • Ancient Greek: βαλβίς (balbís) — line marking end of a race
  • Hungarian: célvonal — line marking end of a race
  • Icelandic: mark — line marking end of a race
  • Italian: traguardo — line marking end of a race
  • Italian: linea d'arrivo — line marking end of a race
  • Japanese: 決勝線 (kesshōsen) — line marking end of a race
  • Japanese: 決勝点 (kesshōten) — line marking end of a race
  • Japanese: ゴール (gōru) — line marking end of a race
  • Korean: 결승선 (gyeolseungseon) — line marking end of a race
  • Korean: 결승점 (gyeolseungjeom) — line marking end of a race
  • Korean: 골 (gol) — line marking end of a race
  • Macedonian: це́лна ли́нија (célna línija) — line marking end of a race
  • Polish: meta — line marking end of a race
  • Polish: finisz — line marking end of a race
  • Portuguese: linha de chegada — line marking end of a race
  • Romanian: linie de sosire — line marking end of a race
  • Russian: фи́ниш (fíniš) — line marking end of a race
  • Russian: фи́нишная черта́ (fínišnaja čertá) — line marking end of a race
  • Russian: фи́нишная ли́ния (fínišnaja línija) — line marking end of a race
  • Spanish: meta — line marking end of a race
  • Spanish: taina — line marking end of a race
  • Swedish: mållinje — line marking end of a race
  • Tagalog: hanggahang guhit — line marking end of a race
  • Tamil: பிநிஶ் (piniś) — line marking end of a race
  • Thai: เส้นชัย (sên-chai) — line marking end of a race
  • Turkish: bitiş çizgisi — line marking end of a race