stand
noun (SPORT) /stænd/Definition
› [C] UK a large structure at a sports ground, usually with a sloping floor and sometimes a roof, where people either stand or sit to watch a sports event → Compare grandstandSports venues stands [plural] › a stand: Fighting broke out in the stands five minutes before the end of the match.Sports venues
(Definition of stand noun (SPORT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
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Synonyms and related words:
- amphitheatre noun
- ballpark noun
- bowl noun (DISH)
- bowling alley noun
- bowling green noun
- box noun (SQUARE SPACE)
- bullring noun
- commentary box noun
- crush barrier noun
- dugout noun (SHELTER)
- fitness centre noun
- grandstand noun
- ice rink noun
- mezzanine noun
- park noun
- pavilion noun (BUILDING)
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