hippodrome

[ hip-uh-drohm ]

/ ˈhɪp əˌdroʊm /

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noun

an arena or structure for equestrian and other spectacles.

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

Nearby words

hippocratic finger, hippocratic nail, hippocratic oath, hippocratic succussion sound, hippocrene, hippodrome, hippogriff, hippological, hippology, hippolyta, hippolyte

Origin of hippodrome

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

Related forms

hip·po·drom·ic

[hip-uh-drom-ik] /ˌhɪp əˈdrɒm ɪk/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for hippodrome

Paulson thinks he can get me an opening at the Hippodrome, and that means an all-winter engagement.
Flappers and Philosophers|F. Scott Fitzgerald
That celebrated circus, so well known to every visitor to Paris, the Hippodrome, is also lighted by it.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
But before the hotel there had been a famous tavern on the site, and then a hippodrome.
Fifth Avenue|Arthur Bartlett Maurice
"I went to the Hippodrome with another boy," wept Alexander.
A Coin of Edward VII|Fergus Hume

He was degraded in S. Sophia, carried round the Hippodrome sitting backwards on an ass, and at last beheaded as a traitor.
Constantinople|William Holden Hutton

British Dictionary definitions for hippodrome

hippodrome

/ (ˈhɪpəˌdrəʊm) /

noun

a music hall, variety theatre, or circus

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

Word Origin for hippodrome

C16: from Latin hippodromos, from Greek hippos horse + dromos a race

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