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dossards

dossards is the plural of dossard.

Meaning of dossard

Noun

dossard (plural dossards)

  1. (cycle racing) A bib attached to the back of a cyclist's shirt that carries the cyclist's race number.
    • [Bernard] Hinault will also be wearing a 51 dossard, the same number with which Luis Ocana, [Bernard] Thevenet, [Eddy] Merckx, and [Jacques] Anquetil pedalled to victory in their first Tour.1979, Robin Magowan, Tour de France: The 75th Anniversary Cycle Race, London: S. Paul, →ISBN, page 31

Questions about dossards

What is dossards the plural of?
Dossards is the plural of dossard.

Words near dossards in the dictionary

  1. doss-house
  2. doss-houses
  3. dossal
  4. dossals
  5. dossard
  6. dossards
  7. dossbag
  8. dossbags
  9. dossed
  10. dossed about
  11. dossed around

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