- A roofed stand for spectators at a stadium or racetrack.
- The spectators or audience at an event.
To perform ostentatiously so as to impress an audience.
grandstander grand'stand'er n.
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To perform ostentatiously so as to impress an audience.
grandstander grand'stand'er n.
A structure, often with a roof, which supports standing or seated spectators at a racecourse, ball field, stadium, or similar public places.
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a stand at a racecourse or stadium consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats that are under a protective roof
Synonym: covered stand
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A grandstand is a large and normally permanent structure for seating spectators, most often at a racetrack. This includes both auto racing and horse racing. The grandstand is in essence like a single section of a stadium, but differs from a stadium in that it does not wrap all or most of the way around. Grandstands may have basic bench seating, but usually have individual chairs like a stadium. Grandstands are also usually covered with a roof, but are open on the front. They are often multi-tiered.
Grandstands are found at places like Churchill Downs and Atlanta Motor Speedway. They may also be found at fairgrounds, circuses, and outdoor arenas used for rodeos.
In the United States, smaller stands are called bleachers, and are usually far more basic and typically single-tiered (hence the difference from a "grand stand"). Early baseball games were often staged at fairgrounds, and the term "grandstand" came along when standalone baseball parks began to be built. A covered bleacher may be called a "pavilion", also to distinguish from the main "grandstand".
The pejorative verb "grandstanding" is often applied to politicians or other public figures perceived to be over-acting, i.e. "playing to the grandstand".
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tribune, tilskuertribune
v. intr. - spille for galleriet, vise sig
Français (French)
n. - tribune (stade), (lit, fig) premières loges, public
v. intr. - être aux premières loges
Deutsch (German)
n. - (Haupt)tribüne
v. - angeben
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (συνήθως στεγασμένη) εξέδρα επισήμων (για παρακολούθηση αγώνα κ.λπ.)
v. - συμπεριφέρομαι υπεροπτικά
Italiano (Italian)
tribuna d'onore
Português (Portuguese)
n. - tribuna (f) de honra
v. - comportar-se ostentosamente para impressionar observadores
Русский (Russian)
трибуна (на стадионе и т.п.), играть на публику
Español (Spanish)
n. - tribuna principal, público de esa tribuna
v. intr. - actuar en forma ostentosa para impresionar a los presentes
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - huvudläktare, publik på huvudläktaren
v. - spela för galleriet
中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
正面看台, 卖弄技巧
中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 正面看臺
v. intr. - 賣弄技巧
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 특별 관람석
v. intr. - 박수 갈채를 노리고 연기하다
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) مدرج (فعل) يبني على شكل مدرج
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - היציע המרכזי, בד"כ מכוסה גג, בתחרויות
v. intr. - השתדל להרשים בביצועיו את הצופים ביציע
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