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drome

drome

1 9.9
A place like a small airport with a control tower, hangars, and areas for passengers and cargo
  • noun
  • /droʊm/
  • UK
translation icon : aeródromo
  • The planes landed smoothly at the drome after their long journey.

Examples

  • If I brought the hip drome a couple of times...

    Saratoga (1937)

  • Last seen at the Drome.

    Johnny Mnemonic (1995)

  • I have not been to hip drome for you.

    Saratoga (1937)

  • No, even if you were born in a hip drome there are many things that you do not know.

    Saratoga (1937)

  • And if we have lunch together and then we go to hip drome?

    Saratoga (1937)

  • Here I was thinking your idea of a big night out was a pitcher of beer and trying to break one hundred at the Arden Bowl-A-Drome, and now I find out you hang out with newspaper reporters in college towns.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Travelers checked in at the drome before their flight, ensuring they had all their luggage.

  • At the regional drome, passengers can enjoy various amenities while waiting for their flights.

Synonyms

airport
vsdrome
∞ 1.0

A place where planes take off and land and people get on and off them

is focused on the physical airfield and its buildings rather than regular operations
aerodrome
vsdrome
  • UK
1 8.4

An airport with a runway, control tower, and hangars for planes

is the same meaning but a different form or spelling
airdrome
vsdrome
  • Archaic
9.3

A place where planes take off and land that has a control tower and buildings for passengers and cargo

is the same meaning but an alternate form or spelling

How Big

airport
∞ 1.0
drome
  • UK
1 9.9
airfield
79 3.8
airstrip
39 3.5

Surface Forms

drome singular
dromes plural

Etymology

Drome comes from the Greek root dromos, which means 'running' or 'course', and you see it in aerodrome ('air' + 'running place'). Think of it as a 'race track for planes'—that's why drome can mean an airfield with runways, a control tower, and hangars.