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hippodrome

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hippodrome
1. a music hall, variety theatre, or circus
2. (in ancient Greece or Rome) an open-air course for horse and chariot races
circus, hippodrome
circus
In ancient Rome, a roofless enclosure for chariot or horse racing and for gladiatorial shows; usually a long oblong with one rounded end and a barrier down the center; seats for the spectators usually on both sides and around one end.
hippodrome
1. A circus.
2. A modern sports arena of any shape.
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The king has ordered some novel spectacle -- some gladiatorial exhibition at the hippodrome -- or perhaps the massacre of the Scythian prisoners -- or the conflagration of his new palace -- or the tearing down of a handsome temple -- or, indeed, a bonfire of a few Jews.
Four Beasts in One by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
Cahill was coming, and the three would have such a jolly chat, and perhaps end up at the Hippodrome.
Howards End by Forster, E. M. View in context
I am the best-educated horse outside of the hippodrome, everybody says, and the best-mannered.
A Horse's Tale by Twain, Mark View in context
 
 
 
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