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dromos [drom-uh s, -os; droh-muh s, -mos] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun, plural drom·oi [drom-oi, droh-moi] /ˈdrɒm ɔɪ, ˈdroʊ mɔɪ/. Archaeology. a passageway into an ancient subterranean tomb. a racetrack in ancient Greece. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of dromos First recorded in 1840–50, dromos is from the Greek word drómos a running, course, place for running Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for dromos Historical Examples of dromos
From the propylaia, a dromos, or sacred avenue, led to the double temple.
Rodolfo Lanciani
Through the dromos they reached the first propylæum, then the second, the third, the fourth.
Louis Couperus
The crowd descended into the town in silence, along the Dromos and along the quay.
Pierre Louys
An entrance-passage, the dromos, led from the valley to the tholos in a gently inclined ascent.
Franz von Reber
Then she turned to the right, before the immense avenue of the Dromos where the house of Demetrios was.
Pierre Louys
