velodrome

See also: vélodrome and Velodrome

English

Etymology

From French vélodrome, from vélo (“bicycle”) + -drome, from Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, “a course, race course, road”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛl.ə.dɹəʊm/

Noun

velodrome (plural velodromes)

An indoor arena, having an oval banked track for bicycle racing.

Translations

arena for bicycle racing

Dutch: velodroom (nl) n, wielerbaan f
Finnish: velodromi (fi), pyöräilystadion (fi)
French: vélodrome (fr) m
German: Velodrom (de) n, Radrennbahn f
Greek: ποδηλατοδρόμιο (el) n (podilatodrómio)

Italian: velodromo (it) m
Portuguese: velódromo (pt) m
Romanian: velodrom (ro) n
Russian: велодром (ru) m (velodrom)
Spanish: velódromo m

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