drome
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From French, from Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, “running”). Doublet of dromos.
Noun
[edit]drome (plural dromes)
- (obsolete) The crab plover, Dromas ardeola, of North Africa.
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]drome (plural dromes)
- (informal) Alternative form of 'drome (“aerodrome”)
- 2011, Derek John Mulvaney, Digging Up the Past, page 36:
- 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.
Anagrams
[edit]Afrikaans
[edit]Noun
[edit]drome
Dutch
[edit]Verb
[edit]drome
Anagrams
[edit]Manx
[edit]Adjective
[edit]drome
- Eclipsed form of trome.
Mutation
[edit]| Manx mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
| trome | hrome | drome |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
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