Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Hippodrome

/hĭp'-əd-rōmˌ/ · Hip·po·drome · IPA /ˈhɪpəˌdɹəʊm/

01 n. A place set apart for equestrian and chariot races.

1.
A place set apart for equestrian and chariot races.(Gr. Antiq.)
2.
An arena for equestrian performances; a circus.
3.
A fraudulent contest with a predetermined winner.(Sports) [Slang, U. S.]

02 v. i. To arrange contests with predetermined winners.

imp. & p. p. Hippodromed; p. pr. & vb. n. Hippodroming

1.
To arrange contests with predetermined winners.(Sports) [Slang, U. S.]