peloton

Etymology


Borrowed from, from (ultimately from  (probably referring to a ball of hair), from , from ) +. .

Noun

 * 1)  A group of riders formed during a cycling road race; especially, the main group of riders; the pack.
 * 2)   or  (cognate with the former; not invariably synonymous with it, depending on century of use)
 * 1)   or  (cognate with the former; not invariably synonymous with it, depending on century of use)
 * 1)   or  (cognate with the former; not invariably synonymous with it, depending on century of use)

Usage notes
Not to be confused with.

Translations

 * Basque: pelotoi, tropel
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 大部隊
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: pääjoukko,
 * French:
 * German:, Hauptfeld,
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:
 * Ido:
 * Italian: ,
 * Korean: 펠러톤
 * Lithuanian: pelotons
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Ukrainian: пелото́н

Etymology
Borrowed from, derived in turn from.

Noun

 * 1) platoon
 * 2)  peloton

Adjective

 * 1) fearless, daring

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) small ball (of thread etc.)
 * 2)  platoon
 * 3) pack, bunch (of cyclists etc.)