gymkhana

/jim-kah-nuh/US // dʒɪmˈkɑ nə //UK // (dʒɪmˈkɑːnə) //

健身卡纳,健身卡那,健身房,体育馆

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : a field day held for equestrians, consisting of exhibitions of horsemanship and much pageantry.
- : Also called autocross. a competition in which sports cars are timed as they travel on a closed, twisting course that requires much maneuvering.
- : any of various other sporting events, as a gymnastics exhibition or surfing contest.
- : a place where any such event is held.

At half-past nine they and their royal suite drove out to the fête grounds, adjoining the Bombay Gymkhana building.
Some of those barriers were quite tricky affairs to drive through in a big ambulance, and reminded me of a gymkhana!
Apparently, the European population in Rangoon exists solely in order to go to the Gymkhana.
Of course the most important element of life in Rangoon, in fact in all Burmah, is the Gymkhana.
Howard had arranged all sorts of gymkhana sports, for which prizes were to be given.