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

"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."

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

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That absolute commitment was rewarded in the velodrome.

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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.

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The Emirates Arena, which was built for Glasgow 2014, is home to Scotland's only velodrome as well as the Commonwealth arena which Glasgow Rocks basketball team calls home.

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