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hippodrome::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | arena, bowl, sports stadium, stadium |
Examples of hippodrome
hippodrome
Outside are shops and the ancient Roman hippodrome with an odalisque from Egypt.
From the post-gazette.com
The hippodrome has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1987.
From the latimes.com
Horses were sometimes introduced, but then the hippodrome was the course.
From the theatlantic.com
Between 1880 and 1914 the celebrations were held at the hippodrome of Longchamps, Paris.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Kontopoulos dug several trial trenches near the hippodrome and the altar.
From the en.wikipedia.org
He led classic clown skits and paraded around the big-top's hippodrome on 16-foot stilts.
From the online.wsj.com
The Greek hippodrome was the basic model for both the Roman stadium and the Roman circus.
From the en.wikipedia.org
A hippodrome for horse races is also planned, for an overall investment of 300 million shekels.
From the bloomberg.com
The Lykaian hippodrome is further unique in apparently having encompassed the stadium racecourse.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- A stadium for horse shows or horse races
- The hippodrome (Greek: u1F31u03C0u03C0u03CCu03B4u03C1u03BFu03BCu03BFu03C2) was an ancient Grecian stadium for horse racing and chariot racing. The name is derived from the Greek words hippos (u1F35u03C0u03C0u03BFu03C2; "horse") and dromos (u03B4u03C1u03CCu03BCu03BFu03C2; "course")...
- A horse racing course
- An arena in which ancient Greek equestrian events took place; the hippodrome had a large post at each end and was divided by the embolon, a stone or wood partition running down the middle; the perimeter was eight stades or a little over 1,500 meters.
- Fifth floor of the MC with bowling, billiards, dine-a-vision, cyber cafe and arcade
- Anciently: a place in which chariot races were performed
