photo finish

1. The finish of a race in which the leaders are so close together that the winner cannot be identified using the naked eye but is determined by means of a photograph.

   Fotofinish

   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

2. (broadly)A very close outcome of any competition.

1. The race was a photo finish.

   ruИсход гонки решил фотофиниш. — caponych

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