flagfall

The start of a horse race

Noun

  1. The start of a horse race
    • Boyce took him ahead at the flagfall , with the Hughes horse in pursuit - 1945, Con O'Leary, The Grand National:
    • June 22, 2020, David Milnes, The Lir Jet swoops late to deny Wesley Ward's Golden Pal in Norfolk in The Racing Post The result looked unlikely soon after flagfall when Wesley Ward's Golden Pal blazed a trail down the...
  2. A fixed fare charged at the beginning of a taxi ride

Origin

From flag + fall.

Forms

flagfalls

Related

flag down