stadium (redirected from stadiums)

sta·di·um  (std-m)

n. pl. sta·di·ums or sta·di·a (-d-)

1. A large, usually open structure for sports events with tiered seating for spectators.

2. A course on which foot races were held in ancient Greece, usually semicircular and having tiers of seats for spectators.

3. An ancient Greek measure of distance, based on the length of such a course and equal to about 185 meters (607 feet).

4. Medicine A stage or period in the course of a disease.

5. Biology A stage in the development or life history of an organism.

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[Middle English, unit of length, from Latin, from Greek stadion, perhaps alteration (influenced by stadios, firm) of spadion, racetrack, from spn, to pull.]

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stadium

Noun

pl -diums or -dia a large sports arena with tiered rows of seats for spectators [Greek stadion]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

stadium - a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments sports stadium, arena, bowl coliseum, amphitheater, amphitheatre - an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held ballpark, park - a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games); "take me out to the ballpark" bullring - a stadium where bullfights take place circus - (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games covered stadium, domed stadium, dome - a stadium that has a roof field house - an athletic facility where athletes prepare for sport football stadium - a stadium where football games are held hippodrome - a stadium for horse shows or horse races skybox - an elevated box for viewing events at a sports stadium stand - tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade) standing room - room for passengers or spectators to stand; "there was standing room for thousands more people" structure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" tiered seat - seating that is arranged in sloping tiers so that spectators in the back can see over the heads of those in front athletic field, playing area, playing field, field - a piece of land prepared for playing a game; "the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field"

Translations

stadium [ˈsteɪdɪəm] n → estadio

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stadium [ˈsteɪdɪəm] n → stade m

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stadium [ˈsteɪdɪəm] [stadia or stadiums , pl ] n → Stadion nt

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stadium [ˈsteɪdɪəm] n → stadio

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stadium

n stadium [ˈsteidiəm]

a large sports-ground or racecourse usually with seats for spectators The athletics competitions were held in the new Olympic stadium. stadion مَلْعَب مُدَرَّج стадион stadión stadium das Stadion στάδιο staadion ورزشگاه stadion stade אִצטַדיוֹן स्टेडियम, अन्तरावस्था, मैदान, अखाड़ा stadion stadion stadion leikvangur stadio 競技場 (육상) 경기장, 스타디움 stadionas stadions stadium stadion stadion, idrettsplass stadion estádio stadion стадион štadión stadion stadion stadion, idrottsarena สนามกีฬาที่มีอัฒจันทร์โดยรอบ stadyum, stat 露天大型運動場 стадіон کھیل کا میدان sân vận động 露天大型运动场