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Le Mans

American  
[luh mahn] / lə ˈmɑ̃ /

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Sarthe, in NW France: auto racing.


Le Mans British  
/ lə mɑ̃ /

noun

  1. a city in NW France: scene of the first experiments in motoring and flying; annual motor race. Pop: 146 105 (1999)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Chuck Wilkins, 52, business development director, of Reston, Va., who ordered eight tickets to the 24 Hours of Le Mans car race:

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

Nico Hulkenberg also raced at Le Mans when he was at Force India in 2015.

From BBC May 19, 2026

In 1977, Haywood won the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

From MarketWatch Feb. 12, 2026

The American-made car is one of only 347 built, he said, and a Panoz once won a 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race in its class.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 9, 2026

We prefer to rank the first four in the following order of excellence: Chartres, Bourges, Rheims, and Le Mans.

From Stained Glass Tours in France by Charles Hitchcock Sherrill

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