dromos
[ drom-uhs, -os; droh-muhs, -mos ]
noun,plural drom·oi [drom-oi, droh-moi]. /ˈdrɒm ɔɪ, ˈdroʊ mɔɪ/.
Archaeology. a passageway into an ancient subterranean tomb.
a racetrack in ancient Greece.
Origin of dromos
1First 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 CouperusThrough the dromos they reached the first propylæum, then the second, the third, the fourth.
The Tour | Louis CouperusIt 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
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