dromos

drom·os

[drom-uhs, -os; droh-muhs, -mos]
noun, plural drom·oi [drom-oi, droh-moi] .
1.
Archaeology. a passageway into an ancient subterranean tomb.
2.
a racetrack in ancient Greece.

Origin:
1840–50; < Greek drómos a running, course, place for running

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