Hippodrome

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hippodrome \Hip"po*drome\, n. [L. hippodromos, Gr. ?; "i`ppos
     horse + ? course, fr. ? to run: cf. F. hippodrome.]
     1. (Gr. Antiq.) A place set apart for equestrian and chariot
        races.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. An arena for equestrian performances; a circus.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Sports) A fraudulent contest with a predetermined winner.
        [Slang, U. S.]
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hippodrome \Hip"po*drome\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hippodromed}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Hippodroming}.] (Sports)
     To arrange contests with predetermined winners. [Slang, U.
     S.]
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hippodrome
       n : a stadium for horse shows or horse races

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  58 Moby Thesaurus words for "hippodrome":
     agora, amphitheater, arena, athletic field, auditorium, background,
     bear garden, bowl, boxing ring, bull ring, campus, canvas, circus,
     cockpit, coliseum, colosseum, course, field, floor, forum, ground,
     gym, gymnasium, hall, lists, locale, marketplace, mat, milieu,
     open forum, palaestra, parade ground, pit, place, platform,
     precinct, prize ring, public square, purlieu, range, ring, scene,
     scene of action, scenery, setting, site, sphere, squared circle,
     stadium, stage, stage set, stage setting, terrain, theater,
     tilting ground, tiltyard, walk, wrestling ring