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• pace — pace1 [pās] n. [ME pas < OFr < L passus, a step, lit., a stretching out of the leg < pp. of pandere, to stretch out < IE base * pet , to stretch out > FATHOM] 1. a step in walking, running, etc.; stride 2. a unit of linear measure …   English World dictionary

• pace — Ⅰ. pace [1] ► NOUN 1) a single step taken when walking or running. 2) a gait of a horse, especially one of the recognized trained gaits. 3) speed or rate of motion, development, or change. ► VERB 1) walk at a steady speed, especially without a… …   English terms dictionary

• Pace — may refer to: *Pace (speed), the speed at which movement occurs *Pace (length), a unit of length * Peace in Italian, sometimes written on a rainbow flag * With peace in Latin (ablative case of pax ), sometimes used in formal writing to indicate… …   Wikipedia

• pace — (p[=a]s), n. [OE. pas, F. pas, from L. passus a step, pace, orig., a stretching out of the feet in walking; cf. pandere, passum, to spread, stretch; perh. akin to E. patent. Cf. {Pas}, {Pass}.] 1. A single movement from one foot to the other in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Horse harness — Horse in harness with horse collar A closeup of a …   Wikipedia

• Pace — (p[=a]s), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Paced} (p[=a]st); p. pr. & vb. n. {Pacing} (p[=a] s[i^]ng).] 1. To go; to walk; specifically, to move with regular or measured steps. I paced on slowly. Pope. With speed so pace. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To proceed;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Horse gait — This is an article on horse gaits; for other meanings, see: gait (disambiguation). Horse gaits are the different ways in which a horse can move, either naturally or as a result of specialized training by humans.Ensminger, M. E. Horses and… …   Wikipedia

• pace — pace1 /pays/, n., v., paced, pacing. n. 1. a rate of movement, esp. in stepping, walking, etc.: to walk at a brisk pace of five miles an hour. 2. a rate of activity, progress, growth, performance, etc.; tempo. 3. any of various standard linear… …   Universalium

• pace — I. /peɪs / (say pays) noun 1. rate of stepping, or of movement in general: a pace of ten kilometres an hour. 2. rate or style of doing anything: they live at a tremendous pace. 3. a linear measurement of variable extent, representing the space… …  

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• horse racing — Sport of running horses at speed. Typically, Thoroughbreds are raced with a rider astride and Standardbreds with the horse pulling a conveyance with a driver. Though racing has an ancient lineage, the first regularly organized national races were …   Universalium