Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Slang Short for
aërodrome . - noun (Zoöl.) The crab plover (
Dromas ardeola ), a peculiar North African bird, allied to the oyster catcher.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
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Examples
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They especially love drome attacks which kill civilians and night raids.
Matthew Yglesias » Afghan Public Opinion Turning Around 2010
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I've always thought "fixed gear" was appropriate for conversions/"ghetto-drome" type bikes and track bikes for, um, you know, bikes that are built for the track.
Undeterred: Powered by Ego, Repelled by Disgust BikeSnobNYC 2009
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Lone Wolf at the 'drome is matched on the other side by his Madone rubbing nemesis.
Perception: Enlightenment or Madness? BikeSnobNYC 2009
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If the American Army can have drone flying all over the Middle East or Pakistan, why can the Iranian have drome too.
legitgov 2009
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Perhaps he should have visited Bonktown, where a reader recently spotted these crabon track "spinners" for sale at a substantial discount: "Drop a Reynolds bomb on the street or at the 'drome," suggests the copy, which indicates these wheels follow the current exploding wheel trend.
In the Fold: Small Bikes and Fancy Pants BikeSnobNYC 2009
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Iz teh GMTA sin drome We awl suffas from it nao adn agin!
can’t….hold… - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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June 6, 2008 at 6:59 am wen in drome du az teh palleez du…?
Adobe called - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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In honor of this, how about a PALIN-drome same backwards as forwards
Beat 360° 9/10/08 2008
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Here's a Palin-drome that the Obama-Biden campaign should post on every desk: Pa-lin-ni-lap is Tlingit for "Be wary before you underestimate an Alaskan woman"
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Mr. Wizard would rescue him with the incantation, "Drizzle, drazzle, druzzle, drome, time for this one to come home."
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