stade

[steyd]

noun

Geology.

1. a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stade¹

1530–40; < Middle French (earlier estade ) < Latin stadium; stadium

Example Sentences

Few of the Scotland fans who witnessed a 3-0 defeat by Morocco at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in St Etienne on 23 June 1998 would have expected it would take 28 years for them to return to the sport's biggest stage.

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He was also 23 when he was lucky enough to make it inside the Stade de France in Saint Denis for that game.

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But one person died near the Stade de France in the northern Paris suburb of Saint-Denis, where multiple explosions took place as suicide bombers attempted to enter the ground during a friendly between Les Bleus and Germany.

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Before that, three suicide bombers blew themselves up outside the Stade de France where a football international was under way.

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Two years ago, Erasmus beat Galthie's outfit at the Rugby World Cup, also at the Stade de France, with a simple, direct gameplan which included an accurate kicking game.

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