nose ahead
phrasal verbwithnoseverbuk/nəʊz/us
to get into apositionthat isslightlyinfrontof someone or somethingelse:
Thecompanyhasnosedaheadofitsclosestrivals,claiming33%marketshare.
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nose ahead
One engine was mounted on the leading edge of each wing and the third engine was mounted in the fuselagenoseaheadof the cockpit.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Are we to go on having this ridiculous race, each trying to get hisnoseaheadof the other?
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We are on a rising tide of enthusiasm and, perhaps—and only perhaps—we have ournoseaheadof our most important rivals.
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