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Hippodrome

A place set apart for equestrian and chariot races.

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The area in the central part of an amphitheater, in which the gladiators fought and other shows were exhibited; -- so called because it was covered w…

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A concave vessel of various forms (often approximately hemispherical), to hold liquids, etc.

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A Greek measure of length, being the chief one used for itinerary distances, also adopted by the Romans for nautical and astronomical measurements. I…

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Altar noun · 86% connection

a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made

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Arcade noun · 86% connection

a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns

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Arch noun · 86% connection

(architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it

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Area noun · 86% connection

a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"

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Balance noun · 86% connection

equality of distribution

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Balcony noun · 86% connection

a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet

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Bascule noun · 86% connection

a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw)

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Boarding noun · 86% connection

a structure of boards

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Body noun · 86% connection

the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted"

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Bridge noun · 86% connection

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

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Building noun · 86% connection

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corne…

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Catchment noun · 86% connection

a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area)

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Coil noun · 86% connection

a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"

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Colonnade noun · 86% connection

a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns

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Column noun · 86% connection

a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)

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Complex noun · 86% connection

a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures

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Construction noun · 86% connection

a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair i…

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Corner noun · 86% connection

(architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone

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Aurigal adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to a chariot.

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Aurigation noun · 78% connection

The act of driving a chariot or a carriage.

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Aurora noun · 78% connection

The Roman personification of the dawn of day; the goddess of the morning. The poets represented her a rising out of the ocean, in a ch…

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Biga noun · 78% connection

A two-horse chariot.

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Car noun · 78% connection

A chariot of war or of triumph; a vehicle of splendor, dignity, or solemnity.

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Cart noun · 78% connection

A common name for various kinds of vehicles, as a Scythian dwelling on wheels, or a chariot.

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Cemetery noun · 78% connection

A place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; a graveyard; a churchyard; a necropolis.

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Char noun · 78% connection

A car; a chariot.

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Chariot verb · 78% connection

To convey in a chariot.

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Charioted imp. & p. p. · 78% connection

of Chariot

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Charioteer noun · 78% connection

One who drives a chariot.

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Charioting p. pr. & vb. n. · 78% connection

of Chariot

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Cherub noun · 78% connection

A mysterious composite being, the winged footstool and chariot of the Almighty, described in Ezekiel i. and x.

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Circus noun · 78% connection

A level oblong space surrounded on three sides by seats of wood, earth, or stone, rising in tiers one above another, and divided lengt…

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