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Stadium

Stadium Meaning & Definition
Stadium Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Stadium?

[n] a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

Synonyms | Synonyms for Stadium: arena | bowl

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See Also | amphitheater | amphitheatre | athletic field | bullring | circus | coliseum | construction | covered stadium | dome | domed stadium | field | field house | football stadium | hippodrome | playing area | playing field | stand | standing room | stands | structure | tiered seats

Stadium In Webster's Dictionary

\Sta"di*um\, n. A modern structure, with its inclosure, resembling the ancient stadium, used for athletic games, etc.
\Sta"di*um\, n.; pl. {Stadia}. [L., a stadium (in sense 1), from Gr. ?.] 1. 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. --Dr. W. Smith. 2. Hence, a race course; especially, the Olympic course for foot races. 3. 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}.

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