athletic facility
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3.2
- noun
- /æθˈlɛtɪk fəˈsɪlɪti/
:
instalación deportiva
- After renovations, our community's athletic facility will offer a swimming pool, basketball courts, and a fitness center.
- a new athletic facility
- an indoor athletic facility
- upgrade its athletic facilities
Examples
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Regardless of how we feel about the cost or need, these two schools have some of the best athletic facilities around.
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The athletic facilities for this non-scholarship subgroup rated below the top ten in both weight room/locker room and in facility/Ice Arena.
Academic text (2012) -
Then why are we paying $2 million to a football coach? Why are we constantly improving our athletic facilities?
Blog text (1) -
This question allowed the team members to give thought to the athletic facilities they had at their disposal.
Academic text (2012) -
Another important factor, usually neglected in studies about leaving competitive organized sport, is the "lack of adequate athletic facilities" for top performance.
Academic text (1991) -
Our classrooms and athletic facilities will be available for use in ROTC activities.
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Additionally, when the team members were asked their thoughts on the athletic facilities at their disposal, they thought their facilities were average compared to the others they visited.
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Boston's Lena Park Community Center, for example, has had to shut down parts of its athletic facilities for lack of capital improvement funds.
Academic text (1992) -
Belding and Greenville high schools have put themselves on the map with their brand-new athletic facilities.
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At this camp, the distance from the dormitory to the athletic facility was four-tenths of a mile, which the children had to walk four times a day (twice each way).
Academic text (2006)
Synonyms
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3.3
A building or area provided for a particular activity, like a gym
659
1.4
A large open building with seats around a field for sports or concerts
599
1.0
A place with machines and space for exercise and classes
129
2.9
A large building with seats where people watch sports or concerts
67
2.9
A stadium where people watch baseball games
25
3.3
A large indoor room where people exercise and play sports
7
2.5
A large indoor building with seats for people to watch sports like basketball or hockey
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2.5
A large outdoor building with seats for many people to watch sports or concerts
3
2.1
An area of land people prepare and keep for playing sports like soccer or track
3
3.4
A public place for sports and other fun activities
2
3.6
A large indoor building for sports and training with space for spectators
1
3.2
A public place or building where people play sports and enjoy leisure activities
1
9.9
A place like a stadium where people take part in races
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a building or area equipped for sports' is directly and predictably derived from combining 'athletic' (related to sports) with 'facility' (a building or equipment for a specific use). This compositional noun phrase follows a transparent, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Athletic facility comes from the words athletic (about sport and exercise) and facility (a place with the equipment you need). So the phrase gives a clear picture of a place full of courts, weights, tracks, and machines, which is why it means 'a building or area for sports and exercise'.