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grandstand

  (grănd'stănd', grăn'-) pronunciation
n.
  1. A roofed stand for spectators at a stadium or racetrack.
  2. The spectators or audience at an event.
intr.v., -stand·ed, -stand·ing, -stands.

To perform ostentatiously so as to impress an audience.

grandstander grand'stand'er n.
 
 
Architecture: grandstand

A structure, often with a roof, which supports standing or seated spectators at a racecourse, ball field, stadium, or similar public places.


 
WordNet: grandstand
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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


 
Wikipedia: grandstand
For the BBC TV programme, see Grandstand (BBC). For the ABC's sports coverage banner, see ABC Radio Grandstand.
The grandstand at Churchill Downs
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The grandstand at Churchill Downs

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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.

Polo Grounds grandstand and bleachers ca.1922
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Polo Grounds grandstand and bleachers ca.1922
Redland Field pavilion and grandstand ca.1920
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Redland Field pavilion and grandstand ca.1920

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".


 
Translations: Translations for: Grandstand

Dansk (Danish)
n. - tribune, tilskuertribune
v. intr. - spille for galleriet, vise sig

Nederlands (Dutch)
tribune

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

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 正面観覧席

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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