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Noun: photo finish  'fow-tow'fi-nish
  1. In general, any very close finish; in particular, a finish of a race in which the contestants are so close together that the winner must be determined from a photograph taken at the instant of finishing

Derived forms: photo finishes

Type of: finish

Encyclopedia: Photo finish