Meaning of turn of foot | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The ability to accelerate quickly.
2. A burst of speed in a horse race.
3. A burst of speed.
   broadly
4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see turn, foot.

Examples

“So myth number⟳ one is that horses who finish⟳ fast in the final furlong are horses to follow⟳ because they possess⟳ a turn⟳ of foot.”

“He had a turn⟳ of foot that could see⟳ him outsprint many a staying horse over the 2400 metres, but that was his limit⟳.”

“The squareish track was flat and suited horses with a turn⟳ of foot, which exactly described the two runners that Brewer was sending there on the day following Matt's return⟳ from Sedgefield.”

“Meanwhile Charlie Bell reported the stable's latest acquisition: a very good jumper but, as far as he could determine⟳ to date⟳, 'without a great turn⟳ of foot'.”

“A good deal⟳ of a horse's efforts at acceleration are dissipated by the surface. On grass, a turn⟳ of foot is a powerful weapon. On dirt or the All-weather it counts for very little.”

“He had failed to match⟳ the lightening turn⟳ of foot of Desert Destination, but was now eating up the ground and was almost up-sides.”

“He felt that, as he put⟳ him in a gallop, the estimated speed⟳ they were travelling at was forty miles an hour and his turn⟳ of foot was breathtaking.”

“The winner then found an impressive and immediate turn⟳ of foot to accelerate away from Nichols Canyon after the second-last, and he was full value for his healthy winning margin at the line.”

“The final gear change⟳ is phenomenal. His turn⟳ of foot prodigious.”

“Showing an unexpectedly fleet turn⟳ of foot, she ducked through to safety, smartly shutting the door in our faces just in time.”

“The lateral turn⟳ of foot not only is the result⟳ of complicated turning movements of thigh, shank, and foot in the propulsive period, but also provides conditions for the normal transport⟳ of the limb in front after its disconnection.”

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