velodrome

American  

[vee-luh-drohm, vel-uh-] / ˈvi ləˌdroʊm, ˈvɛl ə- /

noun

1. a sports arena equipped with a banked track for cycling.

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velodrome British  

/ ˈvɛl-, ˈviːləˌdrəʊm /

noun

1. an arena with a banked track for cycle racing

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Etymology

Origin of velodrome

1890–95; < French vélodrome, equivalent to vélo, shortened form of vélocipède velocipede + -drome -drome

Example Sentences

A velodrome is a similar environment to the indoor ice oval, and Stolz could learn “race craft, positioning and timing,” Quirk said.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I rocked up to the velodrome, did a warm-up, did a little bit of an activation and then rode faster than anybody else in history and that was basically it."

From BBC

A year later and a chance encounter at the Usk Agricultural Show would start Ioan on a journey towards the velodrome.

From BBC

That absolute commitment was rewarded in the velodrome.

From BBC

And it is the awareness of what Sir Chris is going through that he hopes can deliver a life-saving legacy far beyond the Glasgow velodrome which bears his name.

From BBC