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velodrome

velodrome

1 9.2
An oval track with steep sides for bicycle racing
  • noun
  • /ˈvɛləˌdroʊm/
translation icon : velódromo
  • This situation greatly improved when the national velodrome was inaugurated in 1897.
  • Olympic velodrome
  • velodrome for track cycling
  • velodrome bikes

But back then the, the velodrome was out outdoors.

Examples

  • The cycling event will take place at the new velodrome on Saturday.

  • After three days of racing in the Amsterdam Velodrome, the overall classification is starting to shape up.

    Blog text (19)

  • I've just booked a couple of tickets for a big event at our local velodrome in October as a birthday present!

    Blog text (12)

  • If you're going to build a velodrome, you need experienced welders, mechanics, and design engineers.

    Blog text (4)

  • Take, for example, the day I went to the Velodrome at Leicester to photograph bicycle races with Alan Millward.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Since that event, a new indoor velodrome has been opened in Manchester (part of the Manchester bid for the summer Olympics), and all of the big events on the UK cycling calendar are held at the new venue.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Athletes train regularly on the velodrome to prepare for competitive racing.

  • The local velodrome attracts fans and racers from all over the region.

Synonyms

circuit
vsvelodrome
23 4.2

A track where cars or bikes race

is a specially banked oval track built for bicycle or motorcycle racing

How Banked

velodrome
1 9.2
motordrome
  • Archaic
9.3
dirt track
4 3.7

Surface Forms

velodrome singular
velodromes plural

Morphology

velodrome = velo + drome (opaque) = velo + drome

The elements are combining forms borrowed from French/Greek and are not productive standalone words familiar to average learners, so the meaning 'banked bicycle racing track' is not directly derivable from them.

Etymology

The word velodrome comes from two parts: velo- from Latin 'velox', which means 'speed' and is like the word velocity, and -drome from Greek 'dromos', which means 'race' or 'running'. So a velodrome is a track for fast bicycle races.