1. a signal to begin (as in a race); - Example: "the starting signal was a green light" - Example: "the runners awaited the start" [syn: starting signal, start]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
starting signal
n 1: a signal to begin (as in a race); "the starting signal was
a green light"; "the runners awaited the start" [syn:
starting signal, start]