hippodrome

Reikšmė (anglų kalba)

Noun

1. A horse racing course.
2. (slang) A fraudulent sporting contest with a predetermined winner.
3. A circus with equestrian performances.

Verb

To stage a sporting contest to suit gamblers.

Sinonimai

racetrack

race track

stadium

🏟️

circus

racecourse

dancehall

race course

race-course

turf

arena

Tariama kaip (IPA)

/ˈhɪpəˌdɹəʊm/

Etimologija (anglų kalba)

Borrowed from French hippodrome, from Latin hippodromos, from Ancient Greek ἱππόδρομος (hippódromos), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + δρόμος (drómos, “course”). By surface analysis, hippo- + -drome.