vueltan.

/ˈvwɛlta/

Etymology: Spanish, lit. ‘turn, round’.

Bullfighting.

The triumphal circuit of the ring awarded to the successful matador.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting or baiting animals > bullfighting or bullfight > [noun] > triumphal circuit

vuelta1932

1932 R. Campbell Taurine Provence iii. 71 The cape, the use of which varies from the vulgar vuelta and recorte to the most perfect designs.

1954 H. Casteel Running of Bulls vii. 134 If the applause continues he [sc. the matador] may make another circuit (dos vueltas).

1967 J. McCormick & M. S. Mascareñas Compl. Aficionado ii. 62 This is another sort of beauty, and the matador has his full award, of two ears and three vueltas.

Draft additions 1993

b. Cycling. (With capital initial.) [Abbreviation of Spanish Vuelta (Ciclista) a España Tour of Spain.] The name of an annual cycling road race around Spain, established in 1935 and covering about 1900 miles in daily stages of between 50 and 300 kilometres.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing with vehicles > bicycle race > [noun] > specific race

Tour de France1922

vuelta1968

1968 Sporting Cyclist Apr. 11/1 Jan Janssen..had a tremendous ‘Super Prestige Pernod’ season that included a Paris–Roubaix and Vuelta victory.

1970 N. G. Henderson Continental Cycle Racing iv. 78 The Vuelta failed to attract the attention of Europe's best riders until the sixties.

1977 G. Nicholson Great Bike Race (1978) x. 116 Although it gets a good deal of patriotic support, the Tour of Spain, the Vuelta, is the least attractive to outsiders.

1987 Tour de France Guide 67/1 Kelly never wins the Vuelta, the Giro or the Tour de France.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	vuelta
释义	vueltan. /ˈvwɛlta/ Etymology: Spanish, lit. ‘turn, round’. Bullfighting. The triumphal circuit of the ring awarded to the successful matador. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting or baiting animals > bullfighting or bullfight > [noun] > triumphal circuit vuelta1932 1932 R. Campbell Taurine Provence iii. 71 The cape, the use of which varies from the vulgar vuelta and recorte to the most perfect designs. 1954 H. Casteel Running of Bulls vii. 134 If the applause continues he [sc. the matador] may make another circuit (dos vueltas). 1967 J. McCormick & M. S. Mascareñas Compl. Aficionado ii. 62 This is another sort of beauty, and the matador has his full award, of two ears and three vueltas. Draft additions 1993 b. Cycling. (With capital initial.) [Abbreviation of Spanish Vuelta (Ciclista) a España Tour of Spain.] The name of an annual cycling road race around Spain, established in 1935 and covering about 1900 miles in daily stages of between 50 and 300 kilometres. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing with vehicles > bicycle race > [noun] > specific race Tour de France1922 vuelta1968 1968 Sporting Cyclist Apr. 11/1 Jan Janssen..had a tremendous ‘Super Prestige Pernod’ season that included a Paris–Roubaix and Vuelta victory. 1970 N. G. Henderson Continental Cycle Racing iv. 78 The Vuelta failed to attract the attention of Europe's best riders until the sixties. 1977 G. Nicholson Great Bike Race (1978) x. 116 Although it gets a good deal of patriotic support, the Tour of Spain, the Vuelta, is the least attractive to outsiders. 1987 Tour de France Guide 67/1 Kelly never wins the Vuelta, the Giro or the Tour de France. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1932
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