dromos

[ drom-uhs, -os; droh-muhs, -mos ]

noun,plural drom·oi [drom-oi, droh-moi]. /ˈdrɒm ɔɪ, ˈdroʊ mɔɪ/.
  1. Archaeology. a passageway into an ancient subterranean tomb.

  2. a racetrack in ancient Greece.

Origin of dromos

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First recorded in 1840–50, dromos is from the Greek word drómos a running, course, place for running

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How to use dromos in a sentence

  • There were no door-keepers; and the travellers walked on, through the endless dromos.

    The Tour | Louis Couperus
  • Through the dromos they reached the first propylæum, then the second, the third, the fourth.

    The Tour | Louis Couperus
  • It is usual to celebrate bull-fights in this dromos; the bulls are bred expressly for this purpose, like horses.

  • In front of the dromos is a colossal figure consisting of a single stone.

  • So far as we can at present see, the axis of the building corresponds to the axis of the dromos leading to Hatshepsts temple.

    Five Years' Explorations at Thebes | George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Carnarvon