peloton

Pronunciation: /ˈpɛlətɒn/

The English word “peloton” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

A group of riders formed during a cycling road race; especially, the main group of riders; the pack.
Synonym of platoon (“a small group of soldiers”) or section (cognate with the former; not invariably synonymous with it, depending on century of use).

Etymology

Borrowed 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…

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