Le Mans

[ luh mahn ]

noun

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

Le Mans

/ 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)

Example Sentences

Jaguar scored epic wins at the grueling Le Mans 24-hour race.

From The Daily Beast

It seems like teenage vainglory: I can hear the Megadeth tape blasting in his yellow 1979 Le Mans from a block away.

From The Daily Beast

This tomb was formerly in the cathedral of Le Mans, and is now in the museum there.

From Project Gutenberg

Their leaders stood their ground, and kept the great square of Le Mans for more than four hours, performing prodigies of valour.

From Project Gutenberg

Le Mans was again the scene of contention, and the streets of the town the theatre of slaughter.

From Project Gutenberg

Had Beauvais and Le Mans been completed on the same scale as their grandiose choirs, they would stand with the foremost.

From Project Gutenberg

Two fires in quick succession damaged the Romanesque cathedral of Le Mans.

From Project Gutenberg