hippodrome

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

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

Verb

To stage a sporting contest to suit gamblers.

Concepten

renbaan

hippodroom

paardenrenbaan

Synoniemen

racetrack

race track

stadium

🏟️

circus

racecourse

dancehall

race course

race-course

turf

arena

Vertalingen

hippodrome

Hippodrom

hipódromo

hipòdrom

hipódromo

ippodromo

ιπποδρόμιο

hipodrom

Pferderennbahn

palestra

Reitbahn

liza

αρένα ιππικών παρουσιάσεων

ιππόδρομος

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈhɪpəˌdɹəʊm/

Etymologie (Engels)

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