0 the end of a race when the competitors are so close that a photograph has to be examined in order to discover who has won
1 a race in which competitors finish so close together that a photograph must be examined to decide who won
Take an event where there is a photo finish and a check on it.
In this case there was a photo finish.
Quite a few people have spoken about it; it is the photo finish.
It will be a photo finish.
They told us it was a photo finish.
Usually, a photo finish can determine the winner, but at times it is too close to call.
The race comes down to a photo finish.
The horse wins in a photo finish and pays $28.40 to win (earning him $710).