gun lap
Race's closing circuit
The gun lap is the final lap of a race, signaled by a gun or bell to alert runners.
The term appears most often in track and field, where the signal tells competitors they're entering the last circuit: She made her move on the gun lap.
By extension, any final stretch of an endeavor: We're in the gun lap of this project.
- coursePlanned path forward
- running trackOval for foot races
- home stretchConcluding phase of effort
- sprint finishFinal acceleration to finish
- home straightFinal section before finish
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