Definition of hippodrome in English:

hippodrome

noun ˈhɪpədrəʊmˈhɪpəˌdroʊm

1as name A theatre or concert hall.
the Birmingham Hippodrome
Example sentencesExamples
- One hundred twenty employees of the hippodrome and dog track in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, went on strike on Saturday.
- By 1890, their vast big top contained three rings, two stages, a peripheral hippodrome track, and space for ten thousand spectators.
- No horse races took place at the Palermo hippodrome in the City of Buenos Aires on August 24 and 25.
- I typed for a while, then left again, attracted back to the lights and street-action on the hippodrome.
- First popular were Hagenbeck's Dancing Bears, Red Indian displays, and the hippodrome (horse races).
- She also assumes that, as a teen-ager, Menken may have honed her equestrian skills by playing in hippodrome shows in Texas and Louisiana.
- At the hippodrome on the city's edge, thousands of cheering and whistling spectators watched about 50 riders compete furiously at buzkashi.
- But Crosby called it ‘that pretty little horse hippodrome by the sea.’
- The team has already run an F1 car around the Circus Maximus in Rome, and the historic Sultanahmet hippodrome in Istanbul's city centre.
- I saw the Blue Mosque, and some of the other sights in the city, but the best thing was doing the demonstration run around the old hippodrome.
Synonyms
playhouse, auditorium, amphitheatre, coliseum
2(in ancient Greece or Rome) a stadium for chariot or horse races.
Example sentencesExamples
- About two miles away and once connected by an ancient colonnaded paved road is the largest existing Roman hippodrome found in the world.
- We've studied the foundations of temples, hippodromes and harbours and our task was to rebuild them from the ruins using the latest technology.
- Many of Herod's structures are well preserved - the palace, aqueduct, hippodrome, and the amphitheater.
- The most popular entertainments were the theater, frequently denounced by the clergy for nudity and immorality, and the races at the hippodrome.
- Both these treaties are shown on the base of the obelisk of Theodosius, erected in the hippodrome at Constantinople in 390, as triumphs of Roman arms.
- The historic heart of Istanbul will welcome a parade of historic racing cars on the route of the ancient hippodrome.
- But as in the conflicts between Blue and Green factions of the Byzantine hippodrome, minor affective preferences can have major political consequences.
- Part of it was thrown into the hippodrome of the town, together with the Chakraswamin, an idol of bronze brought from Thanesar.
- Chariot races staged in the hippodrome - always a crowd-pleaser - opened the games.
Synonyms
stadium, arena, amphitheatre, coliseum, colosseum

Origin

Late 16th century (in sense 2): from French, via Latin from Greek hippodromos, from hippos 'horse' + dromos 'race, course'. The early sense led to the term's use as a grandiose name for a modern circus, later applied to other places of popular entertainment (sense 1, late 19th century).

Definition of hippodrome in US English:

hippodrome

nounˈhipəˌdrōmˈhɪpəˌdroʊm

1as name A theater or other performance venue.
“Tuna Does Vegas” is ending this week at the Waco Hippodrome
Example sentencesExamples
- First popular were Hagenbeck's Dancing Bears, Red Indian displays, and the hippodrome (horse races).
- By 1890, their vast big top contained three rings, two stages, a peripheral hippodrome track, and space for ten thousand spectators.
- The team has already run an F1 car around the Circus Maximus in Rome, and the historic Sultanahmet hippodrome in Istanbul's city centre.
- No horse races took place at the Palermo hippodrome in the City of Buenos Aires on August 24 and 25.
- But Crosby called it ‘that pretty little horse hippodrome by the sea.’
- I saw the Blue Mosque, and some of the other sights in the city, but the best thing was doing the demonstration run around the old hippodrome.
- At the hippodrome on the city's edge, thousands of cheering and whistling spectators watched about 50 riders compete furiously at buzkashi.
- She also assumes that, as a teen-ager, Menken may have honed her equestrian skills by playing in hippodrome shows in Texas and Louisiana.
- One hundred twenty employees of the hippodrome and dog track in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, went on strike on Saturday.
- I typed for a while, then left again, attracted back to the lights and street-action on the hippodrome.
Synonyms
playhouse, auditorium, amphitheatre, coliseum
2(in ancient Greece or Rome) a course for chariot or horse races.
Example sentencesExamples
- About two miles away and once connected by an ancient colonnaded paved road is the largest existing Roman hippodrome found in the world.
- But as in the conflicts between Blue and Green factions of the Byzantine hippodrome, minor affective preferences can have major political consequences.
- Part of it was thrown into the hippodrome of the town, together with the Chakraswamin, an idol of bronze brought from Thanesar.
- Both these treaties are shown on the base of the obelisk of Theodosius, erected in the hippodrome at Constantinople in 390, as triumphs of Roman arms.
- The historic heart of Istanbul will welcome a parade of historic racing cars on the route of the ancient hippodrome.
- The most popular entertainments were the theater, frequently denounced by the clergy for nudity and immorality, and the races at the hippodrome.
- We've studied the foundations of temples, hippodromes and harbours and our task was to rebuild them from the ruins using the latest technology.
- Chariot races staged in the hippodrome - always a crowd-pleaser - opened the games.
- Many of Herod's structures are well preserved - the palace, aqueduct, hippodrome, and the amphitheater.
Synonyms
stadium, arena, amphitheatre, coliseum, colosseum

Origin

Late 16th century (in hippodrome (sense 2)): from French, via Latin from Greek hippodromos, from hippos ‘horse’ + dromos ‘race, course’. The early sense led to the term's use as a grandiose name for a modern circus, later applied to other places of popular entertainment ( hippodrome (sense 1), late 19th century).

单词	hippodrome
释义	Definition of hippodrome in English: hippodrome noun ˈhɪpədrəʊmˈhɪpəˌdroʊm 1as name A theatre or concert hall. the Birmingham Hippodrome Example sentencesExamples One hundred twenty employees of the hippodrome and dog track in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, went on strike on Saturday. By 1890, their vast big top contained three rings, two stages, a peripheral hippodrome track, and space for ten thousand spectators. No horse races took place at the Palermo hippodrome in the City of Buenos Aires on August 24 and 25. I typed for a while, then left again, attracted back to the lights and street-action on the hippodrome. First popular were Hagenbeck's Dancing Bears, Red Indian displays, and the hippodrome (horse races). She also assumes that, as a teen-ager, Menken may have honed her equestrian skills by playing in hippodrome shows in Texas and Louisiana. At the hippodrome on the city's edge, thousands of cheering and whistling spectators watched about 50 riders compete furiously at buzkashi. But Crosby called it ‘that pretty little horse hippodrome by the sea.’ The team has already run an F1 car around the Circus Maximus in Rome, and the historic Sultanahmet hippodrome in Istanbul's city centre. I saw the Blue Mosque, and some of the other sights in the city, but the best thing was doing the demonstration run around the old hippodrome. Synonyms playhouse, auditorium, amphitheatre, coliseum 2(in ancient Greece or Rome) a stadium for chariot or horse races. Example sentencesExamples About two miles away and once connected by an ancient colonnaded paved road is the largest existing Roman hippodrome found in the world. We've studied the foundations of temples, hippodromes and harbours and our task was to rebuild them from the ruins using the latest technology. Many of Herod's structures are well preserved - the palace, aqueduct, hippodrome, and the amphitheater. The most popular entertainments were the theater, frequently denounced by the clergy for nudity and immorality, and the races at the hippodrome. Both these treaties are shown on the base of the obelisk of Theodosius, erected in the hippodrome at Constantinople in 390, as triumphs of Roman arms. The historic heart of Istanbul will welcome a parade of historic racing cars on the route of the ancient hippodrome. But as in the conflicts between Blue and Green factions of the Byzantine hippodrome, minor affective preferences can have major political consequences. Part of it was thrown into the hippodrome of the town, together with the Chakraswamin, an idol of bronze brought from Thanesar. Chariot races staged in the hippodrome - always a crowd-pleaser - opened the games. Synonyms stadium, arena, amphitheatre, coliseum, colosseum Origin Late 16th century (in sense 2): from French, via Latin from Greek hippodromos, from hippos 'horse' + dromos 'race, course'. The early sense led to the term's use as a grandiose name for a modern circus, later applied to other places of popular entertainment (sense 1, late 19th century). Definition of hippodrome in US English: hippodrome nounˈhipəˌdrōmˈhɪpəˌdroʊm 1as name A theater or other performance venue. “Tuna Does Vegas” is ending this week at the Waco Hippodrome Example sentencesExamples First popular were Hagenbeck's Dancing Bears, Red Indian displays, and the hippodrome (horse races). By 1890, their vast big top contained three rings, two stages, a peripheral hippodrome track, and space for ten thousand spectators. The team has already run an F1 car around the Circus Maximus in Rome, and the historic Sultanahmet hippodrome in Istanbul's city centre. No horse races took place at the Palermo hippodrome in the City of Buenos Aires on August 24 and 25. But Crosby called it ‘that pretty little horse hippodrome by the sea.’ I saw the Blue Mosque, and some of the other sights in the city, but the best thing was doing the demonstration run around the old hippodrome. At the hippodrome on the city's edge, thousands of cheering and whistling spectators watched about 50 riders compete furiously at buzkashi. She also assumes that, as a teen-ager, Menken may have honed her equestrian skills by playing in hippodrome shows in Texas and Louisiana. One hundred twenty employees of the hippodrome and dog track in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, went on strike on Saturday. I typed for a while, then left again, attracted back to the lights and street-action on the hippodrome. Synonyms playhouse, auditorium, amphitheatre, coliseum 2(in ancient Greece or Rome) a course for chariot or horse races. Example sentencesExamples About two miles away and once connected by an ancient colonnaded paved road is the largest existing Roman hippodrome found in the world. But as in the conflicts between Blue and Green factions of the Byzantine hippodrome, minor affective preferences can have major political consequences. Part of it was thrown into the hippodrome of the town, together with the Chakraswamin, an idol of bronze brought from Thanesar. Both these treaties are shown on the base of the obelisk of Theodosius, erected in the hippodrome at Constantinople in 390, as triumphs of Roman arms. The historic heart of Istanbul will welcome a parade of historic racing cars on the route of the ancient hippodrome. The most popular entertainments were the theater, frequently denounced by the clergy for nudity and immorality, and the races at the hippodrome. We've studied the foundations of temples, hippodromes and harbours and our task was to rebuild them from the ruins using the latest technology. Chariot races staged in the hippodrome - always a crowd-pleaser - opened the games. Many of Herod's structures are well preserved - the palace, aqueduct, hippodrome, and the amphitheater. Synonyms stadium, arena, amphitheatre, coliseum, colosseum Origin Late 16th century (in hippodrome (sense 2)): from French, via Latin from Greek hippodromos, from hippos ‘horse’ + dromos ‘race, course’. The early sense led to the term's use as a grandiose name for a modern circus, later applied to other places of popular entertainment ( hippodrome (sense 1), late 19th century).
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