'drome en · NOUN
Etymology
A shortening of aerodrome.
Meanings
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(informal) An aerodrome.
It had been located and used as a base and 'drome by the Mackay Aerial Expedition a few months previously[.]
1931, Ion L. Idriess, Lasseter's Last Ride, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 11:A Super Constellation warmed its engines up at Mascot 'drome.
1959, Dorothy Hewett, Bobbin Up, page 82:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'dromes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |