hippodrome

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hip·po·drome / ˈhipəˌdrōm/ • n. 1. an arena used for equestrian or other sporting events.2. (in ancient Greece or Rome) a course for chariot or horse races.

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English

hippodrome

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hippodrome in ancient Greece or Rome, a course for chariot or horse races.

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hippodrome

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hippodrome circus (prop.) for horse and chariot races. XVI. — (O)F. hippodrome or L. hippodromus — Gr. hippódromos. f. hīppos horse + drómos race.

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hippodrome

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hippodrome. Place used by the Greeks for horse- and chariot-races, or for equestrian exercises.

A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture JAMES STEVENS CURL

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