stadium
Americannoun
plural
stadiums, stadia-
a sports arena, usually oval or horseshoe-shaped, with tiers of seats for spectators.
-
an ancient Greek course for foot races, typically semicircular, with tiers of seats for spectators.
-
an ancient Greek and Roman unit of length, the Athenian unit being equal to about 607 feet (185 meters).
-
a stage in a process or in the life of an organism.
-
Entomology. stage.
noun
-
a sports arena with tiered seats for spectators
-
(in ancient Greece) a course for races, usually located between two hills providing natural slopes for tiers of seats
-
an ancient Greek measure of length equivalent to about 607 feet or 184 metres
-
(in many arthropods) the interval between two consecutive moultings
-
obsolete a particular period or stage in the development of a disease
Etymology
Origin of stadium
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin < Greek stádion unit of distance, racecourse
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
He privately financed a $5-billion stadium in Inglewood, and committed to spending many multiples of that to develop the surrounding campus and a massive Rams village under construction in Woodland Hills.
From Los Angeles Times
"I felt a bit of pressure when I entered the stadium because it was the first time I've played in such a big stadium and the fans were so enthusiastic," said Wu.
From BBC
It is a competition famous for producing stories worthy of retelling on stadium concourses around the country, and across generations.
From BBC
BBC Sport understands Frank was handed his customary coffee on his arrival at the stadium by a staff member in the cup which was brought by Arsenal, who played at Bournemouth only four days earlier.
From BBC
Also included in the draft budget is an inflationary uplift of some £52.4m for the redevelopment of Casement Park as well as an uplift for sub-regional football stadia, also in line with inflation.
From BBC
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
