— hippodromic /hip'euh drom"ik/ , adj.
/hip"euh drohm'/ , n.
1. an arena or structure for equestrian and other spectacles.
2. (in ancient Greece and Rome) an oval track for horse races and chariot races.
[ 1540-50; hippodromos hippódromos, equiv. to hippo- HIPPO- + drómos -DROME ]