grandstand
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5.3
- noun
- /ˈɡrændˌstænd/
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tribuna
- The fans cheered loudly from the grandstand as the home team scored.
- grandstand seats
And that Washington Race Course had a, you know, a famous building, a grandstand.
- And that Washington Race Course had a, you know, a famous building, a grandstand.
Examples
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Ken Miles is locked in a pitched battle with Hansgen as they pass the grandstand.
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Despite the hot sun beating into the grandstand, Paul felt a chill.
Fiction book (1993) -
Please stay in the grandstand.
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Going past the grandstand the first time, Captain Gilbert leads by a head.
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The Federation also built concrete grandstands along two sides.
Academic text (2006) -
The partial roof over the grandstand cast an angled shadow over the seats.
Fiction book (1991) -
Washington Park's grandstands, clubhouse, and landscaped grounds occupied an eighty-acre site at Sixty-first Street and Cottage Grove.
Fiction book (1993) -
She found a great spot in the grandstand to watch the exciting race.
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Families gathered in the grandstand to enjoy the annual summer festival.
Synonyms
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2.8
A set of outside benches where people sit to watch sports
An area of seats under a roof that shelters spectators from weather
Open rows of seats, often outdoors, where people sit to watch sporting events
A place to sit in rising rows so people behind can see
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Etymology
The word grandstand comes from grand 'large' and stand 'platform', and it named the big, main platform where people sit at a stadium. So a grandstand is the main seating area for the crowd and important guests.