| DROME | • drome n. (Obsolete) The crab plover, Dromas ardeola, of North Africa. • Drôme prop.n. One of the départements of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Capital: Valence (INSEE code 26). • Drôme prop.n. A river in France, tributary to the Rhône. |
| HADROME | • hadrome n. The portion of the mestome that transports fluids. • hadrome n. The rudimentary xylem in a cryptogam. • HADROME n. the conducting tissue of the xylem. |
| AIRDROME | • airdrome n. A location where aircraft are operated, usually having a runway and maintenance facilities. • AIRDROME n. an aerodrome. |
| PRODROME | • prodrome n. (Rare) A precursor or harbinger; also a warning event. • prodrome n. An introductory or preliminary book or treatise. • prodrome n. (Medicine) An early sign or symptom (or set of signs and symptoms) warning of the onset of a disease. |
| SEADROME | • seadrome n. (Historical, aviation) An airfield constructed at sea for the landing of aircraft unable to perform… • SEADROME n. a floating aerodrome. |
| SYNDROME | • syndrome n. (Pathology) A recognizable pattern of signs, symptoms and/or behaviours, especially of a disease or… • syndrome n. Any set of characteristics regarded as identifying a certain type, condition, etc., usually adverse. • SYNDROME n. a group of symptoms that characterize a particular disorder. |
| ACRODROME | • acrodrome adj. (Botany, of the veins of a leaf) That run parallel to the edges of the leaf and meet at the tip. • ACRODROME adj. of the veins in a leaf, running parallel to the edges of the leaf and fusing at the tip, also ACRODROMOUS. |
| AERODROME | • aerodrome n. An airfield… • aerodrome n. (Obsolete) A flying machine composed of aeroplanes (“airfoils, aerodynamic surfaces”). An aeroplane… • AERODROME n. a place for aircraft. |
| AQUADROME | • aquadrome n. (Recreation, dated) Synonym of water park. • aquadrome n. (Sports) An aquatics facility. • AQUADROME n. a centre with facilities for waterskiing. |
| AUTODROME | • autodrome n. A circuit used for motor sports events, but not for high-speed racing. • AUTODROME n. a track or circuit for racing cars, go-karts, etc. |
| HELIDROME | • helidrome n. (Aviation) An airfield or airbase for helicopters. • HELIDROME n. an airport for helicopters. |
| LOXODROME | • loxodrome n. (Mathematics, nautical) A line on a surface (such as the Earth) that cuts all meridians at a constant… • LOXODROME n. a line on the globe equally oblique to all meridians. |
| PERIDROME | • peridrome n. The space between the columns and the wall of the cella in an Ancient Greek or Roman temple. • PERIDROME n. a gallery or balcony that ran round all four sides of a classical building. |
| VELODROME | • velodrome n. An indoor arena, having an oval banked track for bicycle racing. • VELODROME n. an area for cycling races. |
| COSMODROME | • cosmodrome n. A site for launching spacecraft, usually in reference to such Soviet or Russian built sites as the Baikonur… • COSMODROME n. a launching-site for spacecraft. |
| HIPPODROME | • hippodrome n. A horse racing course. • hippodrome n. (US, slang, sports) A fraudulent sporting contest with a predetermined winner. • hippodrome n. (Archaic) A circus with equestrian performances. |
| PALINDROME | • palindrome n. A word, phrase, number or any other sequence of units which has the property of reading the same forwards… • palindrome n. (By extension) A poetic form in which the sequence of words reads the same in either direction. • palindrome n. (By extension) A sequence of items that follows the same pattern both forwards and backwards. |
| PETRODROME | • PETRODROME n. an African elephant shrew. |
| ROLLERDROME | • ROLLERDROME n. (US) a venue for roller-skating to music. |