"photo finish" meaning in English

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      "glosses": [
        "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."
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          "sports",
          "sports"
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        [
          "race",
          "race"
        ],
        [
          "winner",
          "winner"
        ],
        [
          "naked eye",
          "naked eye"
        ],
        [
          "photograph",
          "photograph"
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(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."
      ],
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          "word": "neck and neck"
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "finish of a race in which the leaders are close together",
          "word": "maalikameraratkaisu"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "finish of a race in which the leaders are close together",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "photo-finish"
        },
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "finish of a race in which the leaders are close together",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
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          "word": "Fotofinish"
        },
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "fotofínis",
          "sense": "finish of a race in which the leaders are close together",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
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          "word": "φωτοφίνις"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "finish of a race in which the leaders are close together",
          "word": "célfotó"
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          "sense": "finish of a race in which the leaders are close together",
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          "word": "fotofinish"
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          "sense": "finish of a race in which the leaders are close together",
          "word": "fotofiniş sistemi"
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "finish of a race in which the leaders are close together",
          "word": "fotofiniş tekniği"
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        "Any competition with a very close outcome."
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        "(by extension) Any competition with a very close outcome."
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  "word": "photo finish"
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        "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."
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          "naked eye",
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        "(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."
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        "Any competition with a very close outcome."
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        "(by extension) Any competition with a very close outcome."
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "finish of a race in which the leaders are close together",
      "word": "maalikameraratkaisu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "finish of a race in which the leaders are close together",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "photo-finish"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "finish of a race in which the leaders are close together",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Fotofinish"
    },
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      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "fotofínis",
      "sense": "finish of a race in which the leaders are close together",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "φωτοφίνις"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "finish of a race in which the leaders are close together",
      "word": "célfotó"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "finish of a race in which the leaders are close together",
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      "word": "fotofinish"
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      "sense": "finish of a race in which the leaders are close together",
      "word": "fotofiniş sistemi"
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      "sense": "finish of a race in which the leaders are close together",
      "word": "fotofiniş tekniği"
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  "word": "photo finish"
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