drome

Suffix for hippo

Drome is a clipped form of aerodrome or airdrome, meaning an airfield or airport.

The term sounds dated or British: The planes landed at the drome at dusk.

It appears occasionally in military or aviation contexts but has largely given way to airfield or airport in everyday speech.

arena

stadium

Large venue for spectators

  • trackPath or monitored route
  • circuitClosed electrical pathway
  • ovalElongated rounded shape

course · racetrack · grandstand · speedway · motordrome · arena · chariot · cycling · racing · lap

airfield

runway

Paved path for planes

taxiway · airstrip · helipad · control tower · airdrome · aviation · landing · takeoff · aircraft · jet

medical

prodrome

Warning symptoms before disease

symptom · ailment · pathology · affliction · chronic · acute · prognosis · therapy · treatment · clinical

Phrases
Family

syndrome, dromedary, palindrome, velodrome, aerodrome, hippodrome, anadromous, cosmodrome, autodrome

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G