Mille Miglian.

Brit.

/ˌmiːleɪ ˈmiːljə/, U.S.

/ˌmileɪ ˈmiljə/

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian Mille Miglia.

Etymology: < Italian Mille Miglia, lit. ‘a thousand miles’ < mille thousand ( < classical Latin mīlle : see milli- comb. form) + miglia , plural of miglio mile n.¹

A sports-car race over approximately one thousand miles of roads in Italy, which was held annually 1927–41 and 1946–57. In later use: any of several similar events (some over shorter distances), esp. an annual vintage-car event. Also figurative.The course was originally from Brescia to Rome and back again, but changed on numerous occasions over the years.

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

Le Mans1928

Mille Miglia1933

Indianapolis1939

Indy1956

1933 B. Lyndon Combat: Motor Racing Hist. viii. 133 The entry list suggested that there would be a merciless fight between the Bugatti team and the Alfa-Romeos, which had just won the Mille Miglia.

1957 S. Moss In Track of Speed ii. 27 The Italians had made a real Roman holiday of the Mille Miglia and..had come to regard themselves as almost unbeatable.

1969 J. Leasor They don't make them like that any More i. 1 The pinheaded nutters in the Minis..roared about as though they were overtaking each other in the Mille Miglia.

1970 M. O'Brine Crambo xvii. 77 He took a four-berth cabin..that..had cockroaches doing a Mille Miglia around the wash-basin.

1995 Times 27 May (Car 95 Suppl.) 1/2 The event was revived a dozen years ago as the Historic Mille Miglia, a sort of extended time trial run on roads still open to the public, with entries limited to cars made during the years the race was run.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mille miglia
释义	Mille Miglian. Brit. /ˌmiːleɪ ˈmiːljə/, U.S. /ˌmileɪ ˈmiljə/ Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian Mille Miglia. Etymology: < Italian Mille Miglia, lit. ‘a thousand miles’ < mille thousand ( < classical Latin mīlle : see milli- comb. form) + miglia , plural of miglio mile n.¹ A sports-car race over approximately one thousand miles of roads in Italy, which was held annually 1927–41 and 1946–57. In later use: any of several similar events (some over shorter distances), esp. an annual vintage-car event. Also figurative.The course was originally from Brescia to Rome and back again, but changed on numerous occasions over the years. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing with vehicles > motor racing > [noun] > specific race Le Mans1928 Mille Miglia1933 Indianapolis1939 Indy1956 1933 B. Lyndon Combat: Motor Racing Hist. viii. 133 The entry list suggested that there would be a merciless fight between the Bugatti team and the Alfa-Romeos, which had just won the Mille Miglia. 1957 S. Moss In Track of Speed ii. 27 The Italians had made a real Roman holiday of the Mille Miglia and..had come to regard themselves as almost unbeatable. 1969 J. Leasor They don't make them like that any More i. 1 The pinheaded nutters in the Minis..roared about as though they were overtaking each other in the Mille Miglia. 1970 M. O'Brine Crambo xvii. 77 He took a four-berth cabin..that..had cockroaches doing a Mille Miglia around the wash-basin. 1995 Times 27 May (Car 95 Suppl.) 1/2 The event was revived a dozen years ago as the Historic Mille Miglia, a sort of extended time trial run on roads still open to the public, with entries limited to cars made during the years the race was run. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1933
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