circuses

/S ER1 K AH0 S AH0 Z/
noun
  1. 1

    A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent.

    The circus will be in town next week.

  2. 2

    A round open space in a town or city where multiple streets meet.

    Oxford Circus in London is at the north end of Regent Street.

  3. 3

    A spectacle; a noisy fuss; a chaotic and/or crowded place.

  4. 4

    In the ancient Roman Empire, a building for chariot racing.

  5. 5

    (World War II) A code name for bomber attacks with fighter escorts in the day time. The attacks were against short-range targets with the intention of occupying enemy fighters and keeping their fighter units in the area concerned.

  6. 6

    Circuit; space; enclosure.

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