Hip'po-drōme, n.

noun

n. [Gr. ἵππο-δρόμος, from ἵππος, horse, and δρόμος, course, from δραμεῖν, τρέχειν, to run; Lat. hippodromos, Fr. hippodrome.] A circus, or place in which horse-races and chariot-races are performed.