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hors categories

hors categories is the plural of hors categorie.

Meaning of hors categorie

Noun

hors categorie (plural hors categories)

  1. The toughest category of climbs, tougher than category 1. One of six categories of climbs, HC, 1, 2, 3, 4, and not classified; not classified being the easiest.
    • Ahead of me was the legendary Col de Tourmalet—at 2115m, the highest road pass in the Pyrenees and a stalwart in Tour de France history. It's even classed as an hors-catégorie (out-of-category) climb because it's such a killer. This was a mountain that even professional cyclists are wary of.2005 June 28, Max Wooldridge, “Stages fright”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    HC, S

Questions about hors categories

What is hors categories the plural of?
Hors categories is the plural of hors categorie.

Words near hors categories in the dictionary

  1. Horroxian
  2. Horrs
  3. horry
  4. Horry County
  5. hors categorie
  6. hors categories
  7. hors catégorie
  8. hors catégories
  9. hors d'oeuvre
  10. hors d'oeuvres
  11. hors d'œuvre

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