"running start" meaning in English

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        "A start to a race in which a contestant is already at full speed before reaching the starting line or take-off point."
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        "(sports) A start to a race in which a contestant is already at full speed before reaching the starting line or take-off point."
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          "word": "start z rozbiegu"
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          "text": "The basketball season got off to a running start last week.",
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        "An initial advantage at the beginning of some action or pursuit; a head start."
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        "(idiomatic) An initial advantage at the beginning of some action or pursuit; a head start."
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        "(sports) A start to a race in which a contestant is already at full speed before reaching the starting line or take-off point."
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        "(idiomatic) An initial advantage at the beginning of some action or pursuit; a head start."
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  "word": "running start"
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