hip|po|drome

hip|po|drome
hip|po|drome «HIHP uh drohm», noun.
1. an arena or building with an arena as for a circus or rodeo.
2. (in ancient Greece and Rome) an oval track for horse races and chariot races, surrounded by tiers of seats for spectators.
╂[< Latin hippodromos < Greek hippódromos < híppos horse + drómos course]

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