amphitheatre
US amphitheater
/ (ˈæmfɪˌθɪətə) /
a building, usually circular or oval, in which tiers of seats rise from a central open arena, as in those of ancient Rome
a place where contests are held; arena
any level circular area of ground surrounded by higher ground
the first tier of seats in the gallery of a theatre
any similarly designated seating area in a theatre
a lecture room in which seats are tiered away from a central area
Derived forms of amphitheatre
- amphitheatric (ˌæmfɪθɪˈætrɪk) or amphitheatrical, adjective
- amphitheatrically, adverb
Words Nearby amphitheatre
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How to use amphitheatre in a sentence
The Gorge amphitheatre plays host to the 3-day festival Sasquatch on the west coast in Washington.
The Nevilles have come to town to play the Universal amphitheatre as Linda Ronstadt's opening act.
The Stacks: The Neville Brothers Stake Their Claim as Bards of the Bayou | John Ed Bradley | April 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNot long after he took the stage Friday at the Gorge amphitheatre's Sasquatch!
Who has copied the Flavian amphitheatre except as a convenient form for exhibitors on the stage, or for the rostrum of an orator?
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John LordProbably, since the world began, no other fire lighted by man had struggled against the gloom of this tremendous amphitheatre.
Overland | John William De Forest
The bowlders were on all sides, there being a natural amphitheatre several rods in extent.
The Young Ranchers | Edward S. EllisAll over the great amphitheatre the words ran, “The fool Diogenes!”
The Proud Prince | Justin Huntly McCarthyThe clinical lectures are delivered in the Hospital of San Andres, to which an anatomical amphitheatre was attached in 1792.
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