fairground

[fair-ground]

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noun

Often fairgrounds. a place where fairs, horse races, etc., are held; in the U.S. usually an area set aside by a city, county, or state for an annual fair and often containing exhibition buildings.

Origin of fairground

First recorded in 1735–45; fair² + ground¹

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Related Words for fairground

court, track, terrain, park, course, range, green, stadium, turf, battlefield, diamond, theater, circuit, amphitheater, playground, lot, grounds, racecourse, fairground, gridiron

Examples from the Web for fairground

Contemporary Examples of fairground

It ended, magnificently, in a shoot-out between the women in a fairground hall of mirrors.
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Tim Teeman
January 30, 2014
On weekends, the parking lot doubles as a sort of fairground and playground for kids.
Slaughter in Nairobi: Bloody Siege in Shopping Mall Kills Dozens
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September 22, 2013

British Dictionary definitions for fairground

fairground

noun

an open space used for a fair or exhibition

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