HyperDic: big_top

English > 1 sense of the expression big top:
NOUNartifactbig top, circus tent, round top, topa canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance
English > big top: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance.
Example "they had the big top up in less than an hour"
Synonymscircus tent, round top, top
Part ofcircusAn arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent
Broadercanvas tent, canvas, canvassA tent made of canvas fabric
Spanishcarpa circense, carpa de circo, carpa, round top
Catalancarpa, round top

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