An enclosed usually circular space within which some sport, performance, exhibition, or competition takes place, often one involving riding or…
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| 释义 | society > leisure > sport > place for sports or games > [noun] (64) ring?a1400 An enclosed usually circular space within which some sport, performance, exhibition, or competition takes place, often one involving riding or… rink1489 Scottish. The space of ground within which a battle, combat, joust, or race takes place; a course marked out for riding or running in. Chiefly in… game place1542 a place where games are played; an arena for contests. playing field1583 a piece of ground, frequently attached to a school or college, on which sport is played (in earlier use spec. with reference to Eton); also figurative… rink-room1594 = sense 1a. stadium1603 A race-course for foot-racing, originally a stadium in length; hence occasionally foot-racing as an exercise. In modern use often in extended… cirque1644 Any circular space, esp. for games or the like. xystus1664 Among the ancient Greeks, a long covered portico or court used for athletic exercises; among the ancient Romans, an open colonnade, or walk planted… amphitheatre1710 Any building containing a level area surrounded by tiered seating, in which sports, plays, public entertainments, etc., are held or performed; an… field1730 An enclosed or marked-out area of (usually grass-covered) ground, for playing a game, as cricket, baseball, football, etc., or for athletic events; =… grandstand1754 The principal stand, usually roofed, offering the best view for spectators at a racecourse or other sporting venue; (figurative) the spectators in… chunk-yard1773 chunk-yard or chunky-yard, a name given by the traders to a square area surrounded by a bank in Creek towns, used for ceremonials and games… sports ground1862 park1867 Sport. A sports ground; spec. (a) U.S. = ballpark, n. 1; (b) (in football, rugby, and similar team games) the pitch (in early use usually in the… sports field1877 pitch1895 The area of play in any other field game; the field, the ground. Cf. football pitch n. at football, n. compounds 3. close1898 In many senses more or less specific: as, An enclosed field (now chiefly local, in the English midlands); spec. (with capital initial), at certain… sports centre1907 padang1909 In Malaysia and Indonesia: an open grassy space, esp. a playing field. Also occasionally: scrub vegetation. sports stadium1911 bowl1913 A football stadium (no longer necessarily bowl-shaped). Frequently in the names of particular stadia. Cf. Rose Bowl, n.2, Super Bowl, n. U.S. field house1922 U.S. A large building in which indoor sports are played; an indoor sports venue or arena. sportsdrome1951 A sports complex, stadium, or other facility. sports complex1957 a sports centre offering a variety of different sports facilities, esp. under one roof. astrodome1964 Chiefly U.S. Also with capital initial. An enclosed sports stadium with a large domed roof. dome1965 A sports stadium with a domed roof. Frequently as the final element in the names of stadiums of this kind. North American. sportsplex1974 = sports complex n. at sport, n.1 compounds 4b. Subcategories:— boundary marker (2) — line (10) — artificial grass (2) — home or base (2) — bench (1) — shelter at side of sports pitch (1) — pavilion (3) — covered passage (1) — accommodation for spectators (12) — groundsman (2) — who sands or sprinkles with sand (1) |
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