Startschuss

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German

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Etymology

Start +‎ Schuss

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  • Hyphenation: Start‧schuss
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Noun

Startschuss m (strong, genitive Startschusses, plural Startschüsse)

  1. (athletics) shot fired from a starting gun, starting a race; starting signal
  2. (by extension) go-ahead; kick-off
    • 2022 July 19, Jana Lapper, “EU-Beitritt von Nordmazedonien: Die Hoffnungen schmelzen dahin”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      Für den Startschuss musste Nordmazedonien einen hohen Preis zahlen. Um die Blockade durch Bulgarien zu lösen, hat das Parlament in Skopje einen Vorschlag Frankreichs angenommen: []
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