étape
Americannoun
plural
étapes-
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
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a day's march.
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Archaic. supplies issued to troops during a march.
Etymology
Origin of étape
< French; Middle French estaple < Middle Dutch stapel warehouse; staple 2
Example Sentences
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Thousands of cyclists join the Loch Ness Etape.
From BBC
The etape is Scotland's largest closed-road long distance organised cycling event in terms of participants.
From BBC
Etape Loch Ness is Scotland's largest closed road cycle sportive, taking cyclists on a route around the Loch, finishing in Inverness.
From BBC
A 63-year-old man has completed the Etape Loch Ness with an oxygen tank on his back after spending 70 days in hospital with Covid-19.
From BBC
John McLarnon said: "There were many times when Gerard was in hospital in Belfast that we were told he wasn't going to make it, so to see him complete the Etape today is absolutely incredible."
From BBC
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