a course, racecourse
hippodrome
a large place for a special purpose
aerodrome
What does -drome mean? The combining form -drome is used like a suffix meaning “running,” "course," or "racecourse." It is occasionally used in technical terms. The form -drome comes from Greek drómos, meaning “a running,” “course,” or "place for running."What are variants of -drome?In adjectives that correspond to nouns that end in -drome, the form becomes -dromous, as in heterodromous.
Combining form of Greek drómos dromos
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The Drôme, indeed, is a snapshot of small-town France, giving the local election the veneer of a national contest.
From New York Times ● Jun. 11, 2022
In retirement, she had homes near her birthplace in Brittany and in the Drôme area of southern France.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 13, 2022
We stopped at Saillans, in the Drôme River Valley, to visit a working magnanerie, a facility dedicated to silk farming and extraction.
From New York Times ● Jun. 8, 2016
The Drôme is rich in artifact complementing scenic splendor.
From New York Times ● Jun. 8, 2016
As the delegates were going away Mathieu de la Drôme arrived.
From The History of a Crime The Testimony of an Eye-Witness by Hugo, Victor
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