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noun
a sports arena equipped with a banked track for cycling.
Origin:
1890–95; < French vélodrome, equivalent to vélo, shortened form of vélocipède velocipede + -drome -drome
1890–95; < French vélodrome, equivalent to vélo, shortened form of vélocipède velocipede + -drome -drome
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is always a great word to know.
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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Word Origin & History
velodrome
"building for bicycle races," 1902, from Fr. vélodrome, from vélo, colloq. abbreviation of vélocipède (see velocipede) + -drome, as in hippodrome.
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