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stadium
noun
a
large
open
or
enclosed
structure
with
rows
of
seats
surrounding
a
field
or
stage
,
used
for
sports
events
,
concerts
,
or
other
big
gatherings
•
Crowds
of
fans
poured
into
the
newly
built
stadium
for
the
championship
match
.
Crowds
of
fans
poured
into
the
newly
built
stadium
for
the
championship
match
.
•
At
night
,
the
stadium
lights
glowed
like
a
beacon
over
the
city
skyline
.
At
night
,
the
stadium
lights
glowed
like
a
beacon
over
the
city
skyline
.
From
Latin
stadium
“
a
measure
of
length
,
racecourse
”,
later
extended
to
the
building
itself
.
noun
in
geometry
,
a
two-dimensional
shape
made
of
a
rectangle
with
semicircles
attached
to
its
shorter
sides
•
The
racetrack
had
the
shape
of
a
stadium
,
with
straight
sides
and
rounded
ends
.
The
racetrack
had
the
shape
of
a
stadium
,
with
straight
sides
and
rounded
ends
.
•
Architects
sometimes
use
the
stadium
form
when
designing
swimming
pools
.
Architects
sometimes
use
the
stadium
form
when
designing
swimming
pools
.
Named
by
analogy
to
the
running
track
of
an
ancient
stadium
,
which
shares
the
same
outline
.
noun
an
ancient
Greek
and
Roman
unit
of
length
,
roughly
185
metres
,
used
to
measure
distances
•
In
ancient
Greece
,
a
footrace
was
exactly
one
stadium
long
.
In
ancient
Greece
,
a
footrace
was
exactly
one
stadium
long
.
•
According
to
Strabo
,
the
city
walls
stretched
for
a
full
stadium
.
According
to
Strabo
,
the
city
walls
stretched
for
a
full
stadium
.
From
Latin
stadium
and
Greek
stadion
,
originally
the
length
of
the
race
in
an
ancient
footrace
,
later
treated
as
a
standard
measure
.
