diaulos

noun

di·​au·​los

dēˈau̇ˌläs,

dēˈȯˌl-

plural diauli

-au̇ˌlē,

-ȯˌlī

: the double course for footraces in ancient Greece in which the contestants ran down one side of the stadium, turned round a goal, and returned to the starting point

Word History

Etymology

Greek, from di- + aulos pipe, reed instrument like an oboe, racecourse

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