photo finish

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English

Noun

photo finish (plural photo finishes)

  1. (sports) The finish of a race in which the leaders are so close together that the winner cannot be identified using the naked eye but is determined by means of a photograph.
    Hypernym: blanket finish
  2. (by extension) Any competition with a very close outcome.

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English photo finish.

Noun

photo finish m (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of fotofinish