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bleacher

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[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.

Etymology

Origin of bleacher

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

Example Sentences

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The picture was not so sharply focused from the bleacher seats.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2024

Fans were ready to leap into the bleacher aisles as he elevated above a group of Washington Prep players.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2024

Concrete stairs are cracked with bolts so loose bleacher seats rock back and forth.

From Washington Times • Jun. 26, 2023

Per a search of Seat Geek, general admissions bleacher seats could be purchased for $30 each.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2023

Inside the rink Nancy and George sat on the bottom bleacher.

From "Case of the Sneaky Snowman: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #5" by Carolyn Keene

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