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noun
- 1. a sports arena with tiers of seats for spectators.
- 2. an ancient Roman or Greek measure of length, about 185 meters.
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a large closed area of land with rows of seats around the sides and often with no roof, used for sports events and musical performances: Thousands of fans packed into the stadium to watch the match. the opening of a new national stadium (= where a country's team plays its home games) Compare. arena. bowl noun (DISH) mainly US.
: a large usually roofless building with tiers of seats for spectators at sports events. 2. a. : a tiered structure with seats for spectators surrounding an ancient Greek running track. b. : a course for footraces in ancient Greece. 3. a. : any of various ancient Greek units of length ranging in value from 607 to 738 feet (about 185 to 225 meters)
a large closed area of land with rows of seats around the sides and often with no roof, used for sports events and musical performances: Thousands of fans packed into the stadium to watch the game. the opening of a new national stadium (= where a country's team plays its home games) Compare. arena. bowl noun (DISH) mainly US.
a straight track for footraces, typically one stadium in length, with tiers of seats for spectators on each side. see also hippodrome. 2. a large, oval, round, or U -shaped, usually open structure, as for football, track events, etc., with tiers of seats for thousands of spectators. 3.
noun. /ˈsteɪdiəm/ (plural stadiums, stadia. /ˈsteɪdiə/ ) a large sports ground surrounded by rows of seats and usually other buildings. a football/sports stadium. plans to build a new stadium. an all-seater stadium. Wordfinder. Extra Examples. Topics Buildings b1, Sports: ball and racket sports b1. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.
Stadium definition: a sports arena, usually oval or horseshoe-shaped, with tiers of seats for spectators.. See examples of STADIUM used in a sentence.
A stadium is a large outdoor venue for sports or concerts. If you were a Roman emperor, you might've watched a chariot race at a stadium, but these days you're more likely to go to a stadium to see a football game or your favorite band.
STADIUM definition: a large, open area with seats around it, used for playing and watching sports: . Learn more.
A stadium (pl.: stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.
Stadium definition: A large, usually open structure for sports events with tiered seating for spectators.
