motordrome

American  

[moh-ter-drohm] / ˈmoʊ tərˌdroʊm /

noun

1. a rounded course or track for automobile and motorcycle races.

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Etymology

Origin of motordrome

First recorded in 1905–10; motor + -drome

Example Sentences

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

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 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

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.

Dudley Pickering was not a self-starter in the motordrome of love.

From Uneasy Money by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)