English Dictionary

stadion

noun

A Greek unit of measurement, equivalent to six plethra or six hundred podes, which, though varying in precise length, is generally accepted to be equivalent to approximately 185·4 metres.

The stadion was used to measure the distance in ancient Greece.

意味（1）

A Greek unit of measurement, equivalent to six plethra or six hundred podes, which, though varying in precise length, is generally accepted to be equivalent to approximately 185·4 metres.

The stadion did not suffice for the races of horses and chariots which had been favorites with the Greeks since the Trojan war.