Definition of stadiums Stadiums

/stejˈdiʌmz/ - [steydeeumz] - sta•di•ums

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Noun Plural: stadiums
stadium - a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
		bowl, arena, sports stadium
		structure, construction a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"
		coliseum, amphitheater, amphitheatre an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held
		ballpark, park a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games); "take me out to the ballpark"
		bullring a stadium where bullfights take place
		circus a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals; "the children always love to go to the circus"
		covered stadium, domed stadium, dome a hemispherical roof
		field house an athletic facility where athletes prepare for sport
		football stadium a stadium where football games are held
		hippodrome a stadium for horse shows or horse races
		skybox an elevated box for viewing events at a sports stadium
		stand a defensive effort; "the army made a final stand at the Rhone"
		standing room room for passengers or spectators to stand; "there was standing room for thousands more people"
		tiered seat seating that is arranged in sloping tiers so that spectators in the back can see over the heads of those in front

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stadium (Noun)
A venue where sporting events are held.
stadium (Noun)
An ancient Greek race course , especially, the Olympic course for foot races.
stadium (Noun)
A Greek measure of length, being the chief one used for itinerary distances, also adopted by the Romans for nautical and astronomical measurements, equal to 600 Greek or 625 Roman feet, or 125 Roman paces, or to 606 feet, 9 inches.
stadium (Noun)
A kind of telemeter for measuring the distance of an object of known dimensions, by observing the angle it subtends.
stadium (Noun)
In surveying, a graduated rod used to measure the distance of the place where it stands from an instrument having a telescope, by observing the number of the graduations of the rod that are seen between certain parallel wires stadia wires in the field of view of the telescope.

stadium (n.)
A Greek measure of length, being the chief one used for itinerary distances, also adopted by the Romans for nautical and astronomical measurements. It was equal to 600 Greek or 625 Roman feet, or 125 Roman paces, or to 606 feet 9 inches English. This was also called the Olympic stadium, as being the exact length of the foot-race course at Olympia.
stadium (n.)
Hence, a race course; especially, the Olympic course for foot races.
stadium (n.)
A kind of telemeter for measuring the distance of an object of known dimensions, by observing the angle it subtends; especially (Surveying), a graduated rod used to measure the distance of the place where it stands from an instrument having a telescope, by observing the number of the graduations of the rod that are seen between certain parallel wires (stadia wires) in the field of view of the telescope; -- also called stadia, and stadia rod.

stadium
stā′di-um, n. a Greek measure of length, 600 podes=582 English feet, the Greek foot being .971 of an English foot:—pl. Stā′dia

A stadium is a building in which lots of people may watch an event. They are often used for football and athletics. Some stadiums are paid to add a company name to the name of their stadium. For example, "Comerica" Park in Detroit, Michigan, or the ALLTELL Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. Companies which do this are said to have the "naming rights" for the stadium. The name of a stadium can change when another company buys the naming rights to that stadium.

An arena is a small indoor stadium. Arenas are often used for many different types of events. These include sports and music.