hippodrome

American  

[hip-uh-drohm] / ˈhɪp əˌdroʊm /

noun

1. an arena or structure for equestrian and other spectacles.

2. (in ancient Greece and Rome) an oval track for horse races and chariot races.

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hippodrome British  

/ ˈhɪpəˌdrəʊm /

noun

1. a music hall, variety theatre, or circus

2. (in ancient Greece or Rome) an open-air course for horse and chariot races

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Other Word Forms

• hippodromic adjective

Etymology

Origin of hippodrome

1540–50; < Latin hippodromos < Greek hippódromos, equivalent to hippo- hippo- + drómos -drome

Example Sentences

On 23 October, the IDF issued evacuation orders for neighbourhoods close to the city's Roman ruins, including the remains of a necropolis and a hippodrome.

From BBC

It was reported that one of the hippodrome managers chided Donaldson, saying, “What’s the use of this? Why didn’t you go somewhere?”

From Salon

The vessel was probably part of a river fleet serving the sprawling and highly-developed Roman city of 45,000 people which had a hippodrome, fortifications, a forum, a palace, temples, amphitheatre, aqueducts, baths and workshops.

From Reuters

In La Teste-de-Buch, firefighters have turned the local hippodrome into a temporary headquarters, buzzing with fire trucks.

From New York Times

Every cobbled street around the mosque was packed, as well as the open spaces along the length of the ancient hippodrome where Roman chariots once raced.

From New York Times