circus

• a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment
• a travelling company of entertainers
• a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
• (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games
• an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent
• a genus of haws comprising the harriers
• A level oblong space surrounded on three sides by seats of wood, earth, or stone, rising in tiers one above another, and divided lengthwise through the middle by a barrier around which the track or course was laid out. It was used for chariot races, games, and public shows
• A circular inclosure for the exhibition of feats of horsemanship, acrobatic displays, etc. Also, the company of performers, with their equipage
• Circuit

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