How to pronounce velodrome
American English pronunciation
VEE-luh-drohm
- IPA
- /ˈviləˌdɹoʊm/
- Syllables
- VEE · luh · drohm (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- VEL-uh-drohm
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What velodrome means
An arena with a steep, slanted oval track for bike racing
In a sentence: The riders zoomed around the steep curves of the velodrome.
Where it comes from: It comes from French, joining vélo, a short word for bicycle, with -drome, from a Greek word for a racecourse.
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