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Stadium
Stadium Sta"di*um, n.
A modern structure, with its inclosure, resembling the
ancient stadium, used for athletic games, etc.
StadiumStadium Sta"di*um, n.; pl. Stadia. [L., a stadium (in sense
1), from Gr. ?.]
1. A Greek measure of length, being the chief one used for
itinerary distances, also adopted by the Romans for
nautical and astronomical measurements. It was equal to
600 Greek or 625 Roman feet, or 125 Roman paces, or to 606
feet 9 inches English. This was also called the Olympic
stadium, as being the exact length of the foot-race
course at Olympia. --Dr. W. Smith.
2. Hence, a race course; especially, the Olympic course for
foot races.
3. A kind of telemeter for measuring the distance of an
object of known dimensions, by observing the angle it
subtends; especially (Surveying), a graduated rod used to
measure the distance of the place where it stands from an
instrument having a telescope, by observing the number of
the graduations of the rod that are seen between certain
parallel wires (stadia wires) in the field of view of the
telescope; -- also called stadia, and stadia rod.
Meaning of Stadium from wikipedia
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- Levi's Stadium is a football stadium located in Santa Clara, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It has served as the home venue for the National...
- Wembley Stadium is a football stadium in Wembley, London, which opened in 2007, on the site of the original Wembley Stadium, which was demolished from...
- Angeles Stadium at Hollywood Park, or LASED (short for Los Angeles Stadium and Entertainment District), is an open-air ETFE-roof-covered stadium and entertainment...
- Molineux Stadium (/ˈmɒlɪnjuː/ MOL-i-new) in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, has been the home ground of Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club since...
- Gillette Stadium is a stadium located in Foxborough, M****achusetts, 28 miles (45 km) southwest of downtown Boston and 20 miles (32 km) northeast of downtown...
- Juventus Stadium, known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz Stadium since July 2017, sometimes simply known in Italy as the Stadium, is an all-seater...
- Michigan Stadium, nicknamed "The Big House", is the football stadium for the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It is the largest stadium in the...
- The City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England, currently known as the Etihad Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is the home ground of Manchester...
- AT&T Stadium, formerly Cowboys Stadium, is a retractable roof stadium in Arlington, Texas, United States. It serves as the home of the Dallas Cowboys of...
