FAIRGROUND

fairground

(noun) an open area for holding fairs or exhibitions or circuses

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fairground (plural fairgrounds)

An area where a fair (an event for public entertainment) or other public event is held; a showground.

A commercially-operated collection of rides, games and other entertainment attractions; an amusement park.

Usage notes

• While fairgrounds is the plural, it can also be treated as singular; see that entry for additional information.

Hypernyms

• ground

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

18 June 2024

PARADE

(noun) an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things; “a parade of strollers on the mall”; “a parade of witnesses”


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