The Collaborative International Dictionary
Catadrome
Catadrome \Cat"a*drome\, n. [Gr. kata`dromos race course; kata` down + dro`mos course.]
A race course.
(Mach.) A machine for raising or lowering heavy weights.
Wiktionary
catadrome
n. 1 A racecourse. 2 (context engineering English) A machine for raising or lowering heavy weights.