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JadziaDax · 08-13-2003, 01:55 AM

The Word of the Day for August 13 is:

peloton • \peh-luh-TAHN\ • (noun) the main body of riders in a bicycle race

A little more information about today’s word:
If you've ever watched the Tour de France on television, you've seen plenty of the peloton, the seemingly endless flow of brightly colored riders making up the central group. You may have also gained some inadvertent insight into the word itself, which as you may have guessed is French in origin. In French, "peloton" literally means "ball," but it is most often used with the meaning "group." It’s frequently used in the bicycling context, just as in English, but it can also refer to a group in a marathon or other sporting event. French "peloton" can also mean "squad" or "platoon," and since we’ve told you that you probably won’t be too surprised to learn that it is also the source of our word "platoon."

My sentence:
Thousands of cycling fans lined the race route, relaxing in lawn chairs as they waited for the peloton to speed by.

Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition.

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08-13-2003, 01:55 AM	#75 (permalink)
JadziaDax Loser Location: who the fuck cares?	Word of the day August 13 The Word of the Day for August 13 is: peloton • \peh-luh-TAHN\ • (noun) the main body of riders in a bicycle race A little more information about today’s word: If you've ever watched the Tour de France on television, you've seen plenty of the peloton, the seemingly endless flow of brightly colored riders making up the central group. You may have also gained some inadvertent insight into the word itself, which as you may have guessed is French in origin. In French, "peloton" literally means "ball," but it is most often used with the meaning "group." It’s frequently used in the bicycling context, just as in English, but it can also refer to a group in a marathon or other sporting event. French "peloton" can also mean "squad" or "platoon," and since we’ve told you that you probably won’t be too surprised to learn that it is also the source of our word "platoon." My sentence: Thousands of cycling fans lined the race route, relaxing in lawn chairs as they waited for the peloton to speed by. Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition. Next sentence?