Hi all, I remember reading a discussion here about what counted as a "lap" (one length versus a round trip), and there didn't seem to be a consensus. I'm interested to know the statistics. So please take the poll :)
OP asked the definition of lap as a noun, not as a verb. ... By dictionary, a lap is "one complete length of a straight course, as of a swimming pool."
Yes, yes, we get all THAT... but isn't it interesting that to "lap" someone, you would have to be at least two "laps" ahead?
Also interesting that this would not hold for track or NASCAR where the "circuit" is round, rather than straight, in which case you "lap" someone" when only one "lap" ahead.
English is a perverse language, after all!
OP asked the definition of lap as a noun, not as a verb. ... By dictionary, a lap is "one complete length of a straight course, as of a swimming pool."
Yes, yes, we get all THAT... but isn't it interesting that to "lap" someone, you would have to be at least two "laps" ahead?
Also interesting that this would not hold for track or NASCAR where the "circuit" is round, rather than straight, in which case you "lap" someone" when only one "lap" ahead.
English is a perverse language, after all!
