"wire to wire" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: wire-to-wire [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-|head=wire-to-wire}} wire-to-wire (not comparable)
  1. Alternative form of wire-to-wire Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: wire-to-wire
    Sense id: en-wire_to_wire-en-adj-Yh31Qvhd

Adverb [English]

Forms: wire-to-wire [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-adv|-|head=wire-to-wire}} wire-to-wire (not comparable)
  1. From start to finish (typically describing a sportsperson who is in the lead at every stage of an event from start to finish, or their victory). Tags: not-comparable
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