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drome en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

From French, from Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, “running”). Doublet of dromos.

Meanings

1. (obsolete) The crab plover, Dromas ardeola, of North Africa.

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drome en · NOUN · etymology 2

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, informal) Alternative form of 'drome (“aerodrome”).
   alt of 'drome
   • We then put on flying suits and boots to be driven to the plane – planes being widely dispersed around the drome in case of attack. 2011, Derek John Mulvaney, Digging Up the Past, page 36:

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