"drome" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dromes [plural]
Etymology: From French, from Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, “running”). Doublet of dromos. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|-}} French, {{der|en|grc|δρόμος|t=running}} Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, “running”), {{doublet|en|dromos}} Doublet of dromos Head templates: {{en-noun}} drome (plural dromes)
  1. (obsolete) The crab plover, Dromas ardeola, of North Africa. Tags: obsolete Categories (lifeform): Shorebirds
    Sense id: en-drome-en-noun-XuSv9oF5 Disambiguation of Shorebirds: 97 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 96 4 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 96 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: dromes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} drome (plural dromes)
  1. (informal) Alternative form of 'drome (“aerodrome”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, informal Alternative form of: 'drome (extra: aerodrome)
    Sense id: en-drome-en-noun-GahWiaEe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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