hippodrome
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views updated May 17 2018hip·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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views updated May 29 2018hippodrome in ancient
Greece or
Rome, a course for chariot or horse races.
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ELIZABETH KNOWLES
hippodrome
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views updated Jun 11 2018hippodrome circus (prop.) for horse and chariot races. XVI. — (O)F.
hippodrome or L.
hippodromus — Gr.
hippódromos. f.
hīppos horse +
drómos race.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
hippodrome
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views updated Jun 08 2018hippodrome. Place used by the Greeks for horse- and chariot-races, or for equestrian exercises.
A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture JAMES STEVENS CURL