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Catadrome

Catadrome \Cat"a*drome\, n. [Gr. kata`dromos race course; kata` down + dro`mos course.]

  1. A race course.

  2. (Mach.) A machine for raising or lowering heavy weights.

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catadrome

n. 1 A racecourse. 2 (context engineering English) A machine for raising or lowering heavy weights.