Cote d'Azur

noun

The warning track at the bottom of a velodrome, a non-racing surface representing the base of the banked oval course.

OriginFrench Côte d'Azur →
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Meanings

proper nounthe Cote d'Azur
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Côte d'Azur (“French Riviera”).
noun
  1. informalcyclingThe warning track at the bottom of a velodrome, a non-racing surface representing the base of the banked oval course.

Origin

  1. FrenchCôte d'Azur
  2. EnglishCote d'Azur

From French Côte d'Azur, from côte (“coast”)+azur (“azure”) * (cycling): From being a light blue coloured margin; light blue being akin to azure and a margin being akin to a coast; also seeming like a band of water, reminiscent of the waters of the French Riviera.

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Cote d'Azur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cote%20d'Azur

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“Cote d'Azur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cote%20d'Azur. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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