dromos

American  

[drom-uhs, -os, droh-muhs, -mos] / ˈdrɒm əs, -ɒs, ˈdroʊ məs, -mɒs /

noun

plural

dromoi

1. Archaeology. a passageway into an ancient subterranean tomb.

2. a racetrack in ancient Greece.

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Etymology

Origin of dromos

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

Example Sentences

The processions streamed into the dromos at pilgrims’ pace.

From The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt by Couperus, Louis

Through a dromos of sphinxes and couchant double-winged lions she was borne, and set down before Oraetes sitting on a throne specially erected at the sculptured pylon of the palace.

From Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ by Wallace, Lewis

This tomb consists of three parts, the dromos or open entrance passage, the tholos or circular portion domed over, and a smaller chamber excavated in the rock and entered from the larger one.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various

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

From The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt by Couperus, Louis

There is always a way of bringing up a child in the way he should go,—though it be a gypsy one,—and drom comes from the Greek dromos, which is elegant and classical. 

From The Gypsies by Leland, Charles Godfrey