διάδρομος

Greek

Etymology

διά- (diá-, “across”) +‎ δρόμος (drómos, “way”)

Noun

διάδρομος • (diádromos) m (plural διάδρομοι)

1. corridor, passage (in building, train, etc)
2. passage, way (cleared space through crowd)
3. aisle (corridor in a shop with shelves on both sides)
4. (nautical) strait (sea way)
5. (sports) lane (on athletics running track)
6. (aviation) runway

   διάδρομος απογείωσης ― diádromos apogeíosis ― takeoff runway

   διάδρομος προσγείωσης ― diádromos prosgeíosis ― landing runway

7. (sports) treadmill (exercise machine that allows one to walk or run in place)

Declension

Declension of διάδρομος

	singular	plural
nominative	διάδρομος •	διάδρομοι •
genitive	διαδρόμου •	διαδρόμων •
accusative	διάδρομο •	διαδρόμους •
vocative	διάδρομε •	διάδρομοι •

Related terms

• αεροδιάδρομος m (aerodiádromos, “air corridor”)
• διαδρομή f (diadromí, “route,course”)