airport, airdrome, aerodrome, drome
(noun) an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
Source: WordNet® 3.1
drome (plural dromes)
(obsolete) The crab plover, Dromas ardeola, of North Africa.
• Domer, dermo, dermo-, moder, mored
Source: Wiktionary
Drome, n. Etym: [F., fr. Gr. Dromedary.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The crab plover (Dromas ardeola), a peculiar North African bird, allied to the oyster catcher.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
