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Pimlico

Pimlico

5 7.7
A horse racing track in Baltimore that hosts the Preakness Stakes
  • proper noun
  • /ˈpɪmlɪkoʊ/
translation icon : Pimlico
  • "Are we going to Pimlico?" she said quietly.
  • Pimlico Race
  • Pimlico Race Course
  • Stakes at Pimlico

Examples

  • You ought to let me take you up to Pimlico when it opens.

    Orcs! (2011)

  • At Baltimore's Pimlico track, the program tells the story.

    The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)

  • And I shall go to Pimlico as often as I choose.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • And what, may I ask, could you possibly want in Pimlico?

    Fiction book (1993)

  • A horse in the number two race at Pimlico?

    Fiction book (1995)

  • That's why all roads today lead to Pimlico.

    The Story of Seabiscuit (1949)

  • Nobody goes to Pimlico!

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Martinez has raced in Pimlico, Belmont and Churchill Downs.

    Midnight Stallion (2013)

  • People often travel from far and wide to attend the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico.

  • The excitement at Pimlico is palpable as thousands gather for the horse races each spring.

Synonyms

Pimlico Race Course
vsPimlico
6.8

A racetrack in Baltimore that hosts the Preakness Stakes

is the same place but expressed in a shorter, more general form

Compounds

Pimlico Race Course
6.8

A racetrack in Baltimore that hosts the Preakness Stakes

Surface Forms

Pimlico main

Etymology

Pimlico is a place name probably taken from a London pub or a person's nickname that later named an area in London, and the Baltimore racecourse used the same name. A helpful way to remember Pimlico is to imagine a well-known 'place' where people gather to watch big events, which is why the name suits the famous racing track.