ばしん
Noun
1.
horse's length
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その馬は二馬身リードして最終コーナーを回った。
That horse rounded the final corner with a two-horse-length lead.
競馬では、馬身は着差を示す重要な単位だ。
In horse racing, a horse's length is an important unit for indicating the margin of victory.
最後の直線で、先頭の馬との差がみるみるうちに半馬身まで縮まった。
In the final stretch, the gap with the leading horse quickly narrowed to half a horse's length.
彼は馬身差で負けたが、次回のレースでの巻き返しを誓った。
He lost by a horse's length, but vowed to make a comeback in the next race.
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