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(hip′ə drōm′)

noun

in ancient Greece and Rome, a course for horse races and chariot races, surrounded by tiers of seats in an oval
an arena or building for equestrian events, circuses, games, etc.

Origin: Fr < L hippodromos < Gr: see hippo- & -drome

See hippodrome in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Sports An arena for equestrian shows.
An open-air stadium with an oval course for horse and chariot races in ancient Greece and Rome.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Old French ypodrome

Origin: , from Latin hippodromos

Origin: , from Greek

Origin: : hippos, horse; see ekwo- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + dromos, racecourse

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