Definitions
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- noun A
stunt performance in which amotorcyclist drives around awall ,sphere , or similar raised surface.
Etymologies
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Examples
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You tried to stay focused on the market, on your chances for survival if there wasn't a major rebound on Monday, but there were simply too many other cars careening and caroming in your cerebral motordrome.
Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas Robbins, Tom 1994
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At the scooter club they found an ancient carnival device which used to be called a motordrome.
The Planet Strappers Raymond Z. Gallun 1952
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The Bunch continued building equipment, they worked out in the motordrome, they drilled at donning their armor and at inflating and rigging a bubb.
The Planet Strappers Raymond Z. Gallun 1952
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Dudley Pickering was not a self-starter in the motordrome of love.
Uneasy Money 1928
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Mack's United Shows are claimed to include a member of high class attractions, one of which is a large motordrome.
The Delphos Herald Robert Holdgreve 2010
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Visiting this motordrome also leaves a lot of good impressions.
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That kind of talk _rattles_ me -- I wish he'd act like other people and not as if he just meant to drop into the motordrome and win another cup. "
From the Car Behind James Montgomery Flagg 1903
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