bleachers
- noun
- /ˈbliːtʃərz/
- US
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gradas
- My first kiss was with Holly Matthews behind the bleachers at a school dance.
Our butts were killing us from being on the bleachers for hours.
- Our butts were killing us from being on the bleachers for hours.
- My first kiss was with Holly Matthews behind the bleachers at a school dance.
- Hey nerd, meet me under the bleachers after school.
- Because when I was in high school, we had those pull out wooden bleachers.
- My mind can chirp and can Heckle from the bleachers, but it does not have the authority to make the decision.
- I remember the only dream from my childhood is me on this huge chess board with these giant stadium bleachers all around it in his big high walls like a hockey.
- And you know, one of the guys like held a knife to my throat like behind the bleachers at a game.
- And they had like this, like live fire demo area where there was like a, it was like a, like a stadium where they had like bleachers and like a big field.
- John Doe found him in the in the Rye field bleachers dead on arrival.
- And you sit on those bleachers and it was like, OK, you know it.
Examples
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It was just some bleachers thrown together over by Encina Gym.
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I'm standing underneath the bleachers of the Arena Theatre.
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Our butts were killing us from being on the bleachers for hours.
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The fans cheered loudly from the bleachers as the team scored the winning goal.
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During the game, we found our seats high up in the bleachers for a better view of the field.
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The bleachers were filled with excited spectators waiting for the concert to begin.
Synonyms
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2.8
A set of outside benches where people sit to watch sports
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5.3
The main covered seating area for people at a stadium or racetrack
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1.4
A part of a room with seats for several people to sit
An area of seats under a roof that shelters spectators from weather
A place to sit in rising rows so people behind can see
An area in a room or building with places for people to sit
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Etymology
Bleachers comes from the word bleach, which means 'to whiten'. Outdoor wooden benches were often left in the sun and became very light or 'bleached', so people began calling the sun‑exposed rows of seats the bleachers, which is why the word means open, outdoor rows of seats today.