transition area
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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They must take their skis off their feet and attach them to their backpacks, before sprinting up a set of stairs to the second transition area.
From BBC
When reaching the second transition area, athletes will then put their skis back on and will 'skin' for around 10 to 20 meters to reach the final transition area - so called due to the fabric skins attached to the skis for grip on the surface.
From BBC
There is a transition area between molecular and macroscopic levels, an in-between zone called the nanometre range, where there is often a disordered aggregation of particles.
From Science Daily
“Restraining North Wildwood from installing the bulkhead is necessary to prevent permanent and irreparable harm to the environment, including the vegetated dunes, exceptional freshwater wetlands, freshwater wetlands transition area, and a critical wildlife habitat with threatened or endangered species at this location,” it added.
From Seattle Times
Ford marched the families back toward Mont-Tremblant village, arriving just in time to see Le Jamtel dash out of the water and into the bike transition area, smiling, waving his arms, hyping up the other competitors, all of whom just stared at the ground and peeled off their wet suits with the same grim visage, as if they’d made a terrible mistake.
From New York Times
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