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amphitheatre
noun
a
round
or
oval
open-air
building
with
tiers
of
seats
surrounding
a
central
area
for
performances
or
sports
•
Visitors
to
Verona
still
enjoy
operas
in
the
Roman
amphitheatre
.
Visitors
to
Verona
still
enjoy
operas
in
the
Roman
amphitheatre
.
•
The
council
plans
to
restore
the
ruined
amphitheatre
on
the
hill
.
The
council
plans
to
restore
the
ruined
amphitheatre
on
the
hill
.
Late
Middle
English
via
Latin
from
Greek
amphitheatron
‘
viewing
place
on
both
sides
’.
noun
a
semicircular
or
circular
arrangement
of
rising
seats
inside
a
theatre
,
lecture
hall
,
or
similar
building
•
Students
filled
every
seat
in
the
science
amphitheatre
before
the
experiment
began
.
Students
filled
every
seat
in
the
science
amphitheatre
before
the
experiment
began
.
•
The
playwright
loved
how
the
small
amphitheatre
brought
the
audience
close
to
the
actors
.
The
playwright
loved
how
the
small
amphitheatre
brought
the
audience
close
to
the
actors
.
Sense
developed
in
English
to
describe
any
steeply
raked
seating
area
modelled
after
ancient
amphitheatres
.
noun
a
natural
,
steep-sided
hollow
or
basin
in
the
landscape
that
resembles
the
seating
arrangement
of
an
arena
•
A
clear
lake
lay
at
the
centre
of
the
mountain
amphitheatre
.
A
clear
lake
lay
at
the
centre
of
the
mountain
amphitheatre
.
•
Echoes
bounced
around
the
stone
amphitheatre
formed
by
ancient
lava
flows
.
Echoes
bounced
around
the
stone
amphitheatre
formed
by
ancient
lava
flows
.
Adopted
in
geology
to
describe
landforms
that
mimic
the
shape
of
man-made
amphitheatres
.