hippodrome

[ hip-uh-drohm ]

/ ˈhɪp əˌdroʊm /

an arena or structure for equestrian and other spectacles.

(in ancient Greece and Rome) an oval track for horse races and chariot races.

Origin of hippodrome

1540–50; < Latin hippodromos < Greek hippódromos, equivalent to hippo- hippo- + drómos -drome

hip·po·drom·ic

[hip-uh-drom-ik] /ˌhɪp əˈdrɒm ɪk/, adjective

Paulson thinks he can get me an opening at the Hippodrome, and that means an all-winter engagement.

Flappers and Philosophers |F. Scott Fitzgerald
That celebrated circus, so well known to every visitor to Paris, the Hippodrome, is also lighted by it.

Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold Cooley
But before the hotel there had been a famous tavern on the site, and then a hippodrome.

Fifth Avenue |Arthur Bartlett Maurice
"I went to the Hippodrome with another boy," wept Alexander.

A Coin of Edward VII |Fergus Hume

He was degraded in S. Sophia, carried round the Hippodrome sitting backwards on an ass, and at last beheaded as a traitor.

Constantinople |William Holden Hutton

hippodrome

/ (ˈhɪpəˌdrəʊm) /

a music hall, variety theatre, or circus

(in ancient Greece or Rome) an open-air course for horse and chariot races

C16: from Latin hippodromos, from Greek hippos horse + dromos a race