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hippodrome
[ hip-uh-drohm ]
noun
- an arena or structure for equestrian and other spectacles.
- (in ancient Greece and Rome) an oval track for horse races and chariot races.
hippodrome
/ ˈhɪpəˌdrəʊm /
noun
- a music hall, variety theatre, or circus
- (in ancient Greece or Rome) an open-air course for horse and chariot races
Other Words From
- hip·po·drom·ic [hip-, uh, -, drom, -ik], adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of hippodrome1
Word History and Origins
Origin of hippodrome1
Example Sentences
On 23 October, the IDF issued evacuation orders for neighbourhoods close to the city's Roman ruins, including the remains of a necropolis and a hippodrome.
It was reported that one of the hippodrome managers chided Donaldson, saying, “What’s the use of this? Why didn’t you go somewhere?”
The vessel was probably part of a river fleet serving the sprawling and highly-developed Roman city of 45,000 people which had a hippodrome, fortifications, a forum, a palace, temples, amphitheatre, aqueducts, baths and workshops.
In La Teste-de-Buch, firefighters have turned the local hippodrome into a temporary headquarters, buzzing with fire trucks.
Every cobbled street around the mosque was packed, as well as the open spaces along the length of the ancient hippodrome where Roman chariots once raced.
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