pal[ae]stra

Palaestra \Pa*l[ae]s"tra\, n.
   See {Palestra}.
   [1913 Webster]
    

Palestra \Pa*les"tra\, n.; pl. L. {Palestr[ae]}, E. {Palestras}.
   [NL., fr. L. palaestra, Gr. ?, fr. ? to wrestle.] [Written
   also {pal[ae]stra}.] (Antiq.)
   (a) A wrestling school; hence, a gymnasium, or place for
       athletic exercise in general.
   (b) A wrestling; the exercise of wrestling.
       [1913 Webster] Palestric
       Palestrian
    

75 Moby Thesaurus words for "palaestra":
      Rugby, acrobatics, agonistics, agora, amphitheater, arena,
      association football, athletic field, athletics, auditorium,
      background, bathing, bear garden, bowl, boxing ring, bull ring,
      campus, canvas, circus, cockpit, coliseum, colosseum, course,
      fencing school, field, floor, forum, ground, gym, gymnasium,
      gymnastics, hall, hippodrome, lists, locale, marketplace, mat,
      milieu, natation, open forum, parade ground, pit, place, platform,
      precinct, prize ring, public square, purlieu, range, ring, rugger,
      scene, scene of action, scenery, setting, site, soccer, sphere,
      sports, squared circle, stadium, stage, stage set, stage setting,
      swimming, terrain, theater, tilting ground, tiltyard, track,
      track and field, tumbling, walk, wrestling ring,
      wrestling school