bleacher

American  

[blee-cher] / ˈbli tʃər /

noun

1. Usually bleachers. a typically roofless section of inexpensive and unreserved seats in tiers, especially at an open-air athletic stadium.

2. a person or thing that bleaches.

3. a container, as a vat or tank, used in bleaching.

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Etymology

Origin of bleacher

1540–50; 1885–90 bleacher for def. 1; bleach + -er ¹

Example Sentences

I’m coming to the end of my fourth length when I notice him standing next to the bleachers, peeling off his workout suit.

From Literature

The plan calls for three rows of shaded concrete bleachers for spectators alongside the competition pool.

From Los Angeles Times

I wait for this to jog his memory, but he only looks back at Teddy—making sure he’s still in the same place on the bleachers where he was a second ago, I guess.

From Literature

A half dozen little kids have come out of the bleachers seeking high fives from any Palisades High basketball player.

From Los Angeles Times

The wooden bleachers and facings from those days still remain within the shell of a modern building.

From BBC