peloton
A group of riders formed during a cycling road raceA group of riders formed during a cycling road race; especially, the main group of riders; the pack.
» Professional cyclists usually ride in pelotons.
Meaning
2 sensesA group of riders formed during a cycling road race; especially, the main group of riders; the pack.
Peloton, Hauptfeld, Pulk
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(historical)Synonym of platoon (“a small group of soldiers”) or section (cognate with the former; not invariably synonymous with it, depending on century of use).
Examples
5 sentencesProfessional cyclists usually ride in pelotons.
Tom caused the whole peloton to crash.
The cyclist caused the whole peloton to crash.
That rider is trying to catch up with the peloton.
deDieser Radfahrer versucht, wieder zum Hauptfeld des Rennens aufzuschließen.
Hey, did you work out on your Peloton today?
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French peloton (“small ball (of thread, etc.), pellet; (cycling) group of riBorrowed from French peloton (“small ball (of thread, etc.), pellet; (cycling) group of riders formed during a cycling road race; (military) small group of soldiers, platoon”), from pelote (“small ball (of thread, etc.)”) (ultimately from Latin pila (“ball; ball game; globe, sphere”) (probably referring to a ball of hair), from pilus (“strand of hair”), of uncertain origin) + -on (augmentative suffix). Doublet of platoon.
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