hippodrome

noun

/ˈhɪpədrəʊm/

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used in the names of some theatres and concert halls
CultureHippodrome is often used in the names of places of public entertainment in Britain, especially theatres, cinemas and concert halls. Several theatres in the US have also had the name. The most famous was the New York Hippodrome (1905-39), where Harry Houdini performed.
(North American English) an arena, especially one used for horse shows
a track in ancient Greece or Rome on which horse races or chariot races took place

Word Originlate 16th cent. (in sense (3)): 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 cent.).

单词	hippodrome
释义	hippodrome noun /ˈhɪpədrəʊm/ /ˈhɪpədrəʊm/ jump to other results used in the names of some theatres and concert halls CultureHippodrome is often used in the names of places of public entertainment in Britain, especially theatres, cinemas and concert halls. Several theatres in the US have also had the name. The most famous was the New York Hippodrome (1905-39), where Harry Houdini performed. (North American English) an arena, especially one used for horse shows a track in ancient Greece or Rome on which horse races or chariot races took place Word Originlate 16th cent. (in sense (3)): 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 cent.).
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