motordrome
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of motordrome
Example Sentences
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Danny Weil rides a motorcycle in a carnival motordrome known as the “Wall of Death,” which he says is only one of three left in the U.S.
From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2022
The sunset had long faded, night had settled over the motordrome and the electric lamps had been lit in the tents, before there came a stir and murmur in the Mercury camp.
From The Flying Mercury by Frederick, Edmund
Dudley Pickering was not a self-starter in the motordrome of love.
From Uneasy Money by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
At the scooter club they found an ancient carnival device which used to be called a motordrome.
From The Planet Strappers by Gallun, Raymond Z.
The Bunch continued building equipment, they worked out in the motordrome, they drilled at donning their armor and at inflating and rigging a bubb.
From The Planet Strappers by Gallun, Raymond Z.
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