dromos

American  

[drom-uhs, -os, droh-muhs, -mos] / ˈdrɒm əs, -ɒs, ˈdroʊ məs, -mɒs /

noun

plural

dromoi

1. Archaeology. a passageway into an ancient subterranean tomb.

2. a racetrack in ancient Greece.

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Etymology

Origin of dromos

First recorded in 1840–50, dromos is from the Greek word drómos a running, course, place for running

Example Sentences

Before he could extricate himself, the runners preceding the pageant returning the great god to his shrine, beat the multitude back from the dromos and once again Kenkenes was imprisoned by the hosts.

From The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt by Miller, Elizabeth

From the propylaia, a dromos, or sacred avenue, led to the double temple.

From Pagan and Christian Rome by Lanciani, Rodolfo Amedeo

There were no door-keepers; and the travellers walked on, through the endless dromos.

From The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt by Couperus, Louis

Through the dromos they reached the first propylæum, then the second, the third, the fourth.

From The Tour A Story of Ancient Egypt by Couperus, Louis

The side Kenkenes approached sloped sharply from the dromos toward the river, and the rearmost spectators had small opportunity to behold the pageant.

From The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt by Miller, Elizabeth