inside track : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: inside track	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for inside track
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inside track n a favorable position in a competition; "the boss's son had the inside track for that job" the inner side of a curved racecourse
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inside \In"side`\, a. 1. Being within; included or inclosed in anything; contained; interior; internal; as, the inside passengers of a stagecoach; inside decoration. Kissing with inside lip. --Shak. 2. Adapted to the interior. {Inside callipers} (Mech.), callipers for measuring the diameters of holes, etc. {Inside finish} (Arch.), a general term for the final work in any building necessary for its completion, but other than unusual decoration; thus, in joiner work, the doors and windows, inside shutters, door and window trimmings, paneled jams, baseboards, and sometimes flooring and stairs; in plaster work, the finishing coat, the cornices, centerpieces, etc.,; in painting, all simple painting of woodwork and plastering. {Inside track}, the inner part of a race course; hence, colloquially, advantage of place, facilities, etc., in competition.