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dromos

dromos

9.9
A wide street in ancient Greek or Roman towns
  • noun
  • /ˈdrōməs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : dromos
  • Archaeologists discovered a well-preserved dromos leading to the temple ruins.

Examples

  • Merchants set up stalls along the busy dromos that ran through the town center.

  • The ancient city was entered through a grand dromos lined with statues.

  • The ancient dromos was lined with beautiful statues.

  • In Athens, the dromoi lead to the Agora.

  • Archaeologists discovered a well-preserved dromos leading to the temple ruins.

  • Merchants set up stalls along the busy dromos that ran through the town center.

  • The ancient city was entered through a grand dromos lined with statues.

Synonyms

street
vsdromos
∞ 1.0

A public road in a town or city with buildings and sidewalks

is an ancient public avenue used especially in Greek and Roman cities
thoroughfare
vsdromos
19 5.1

A main road that people use to travel between places

is an ancient urban avenue rather than a connecting modern roadway
decumanus
vsdromos
  • Specialized
9.9

A main east-west street in a Roman town or army camp

is a general ancient public avenue not limited to east-west mainways

How Big

highway
629 1.0
boulevard
184 3.5
dromos
  • Specialized
9.9
avenue
670 1.0
street
∞ 1.0
alley
349 1.0

Surface Forms

dromos singular
dromoi plural

Etymology

The word dromos comes from Greek drómos meaning 'road' or 'course', and it was used for main streets or avenues in ancient cities, which is why old city streets are called a dromos.