dromos

[ drom-uhs, -os; droh-muhs, -mos ]

noun

, plural drom·oi [drom, -oi, droh, -moi].

1. Archaeology. a passageway into an ancient subterranean tomb.
2. a racetrack in ancient Greece.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dromos¹

First recorded in 1840–50, dromos is from the Greek word drómos a running, course, place for running

Example Sentences

There were no door-keepers; and the travellers walked on, through the endless dromos.

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Through the dromos they reached the first propylæum, then the second, the third, the fourth.

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It is usual to celebrate bull-fights in this Dromos; the bulls are bred expressly for this purpose, like horses.

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In front of the Dromos is a colossal figure consisting of a single stone.

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So far as we can at present see, the axis of the building corresponds to the axis of the dromos leading to Hatshepsts temple.

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