TENT CIRCUS

Meaning of TENT CIRCUS in English

a circus performed in tents rather than in an arena.

[ 1945-50, Amer. ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

TENT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) {{link=tent caterpillar">tent caterpillar tent structure
Английский словарь Британика
CIRCUS — Entertainment or spectacle featuring animal acts and human feats of daring. The modern circus was founded in England in 1768 …
Английский словарь Британика
TENT
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CIRCUS — I. ˌsərkəs, -ə̄k-, -əik- noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Latin, circle, ring, circus (sense 1) — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TENT — (v. t.) To probe or to search with a tent; to keep open with a tent; as, to tent a …
Английский словарь Webster
TENT — ( v. t. ) To probe or to search with a tent; to keep open with a tent; as, to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TENT
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CIRCUS — — circusy , adj. /serr"keuhs/ , n. , pl. circuses . 1. a large public entertainment, typically presented in one …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TENT — I. ˈtent noun Etymology: Middle English tente, from Anglo-French, from Latin tenta, feminine of tentus, past participle of tendere to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CIRCUS — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, circle, circus — more at circle Date: 14th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TENT
Webster English vocab
CIRCUS — noun circuit; space; inclosure. 2. circus ·noun a circular inclosure for the exhibition of feats of horsemanship, acrobatic displays, ·etc. …
Webster English vocab
CIRCUS — ■ noun ( plural ~es ) 1》 a travelling company of acrobats, clowns, and other entertainers which gives performances typically …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TENT — [tent] n [ME tente, fr. OF, fr. L tenta, fem. of tentus, pp. of tendere to stretch--more at thin] (14c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CIRCUS — [cir.cus] n, often attrib [L, circle, circus--more at circle] (14c) 1 a: a large arena enclosed by tiers of seats …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TENT — portable shelter, consisting of a rigid framework covered by some flexible substance. Tents are used for a wide variety of …
Britannica English vocabulary
CIRCUS — Elephants in three-ring performance from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, 1970. an entertainment or spectacle usually consisting of …
Britannica English vocabulary
TENT — tent BrE AmE tent ▷ tented ˈtent ɪd -əd AmE ˈten t̬ əd ▷ tenting ˈtent ɪŋ AmE ˈten t̬ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CIRCUS — circus BrE AmE ˈsɜːk əs AmE \ ˈsɝːk- ▷ circus|es ɪz əz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TENT — / tent; NAmE / noun a shelter made of a large sheet of canvas , nylon , etc. that is …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CIRCUS — / ˈsɜːkəs; NAmE ˈsɜːrkəs/ noun 1. [ C ] a group of entertainers, sometimes with trained animals, who perform skilful …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TENT — tent S3 /tent/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: tente , from Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CIRCUS — cir ‧ cus /ˈsɜːkəs $ ˈsɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: 'circle, circus' , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TENT — n. & v. --n. 1 a portable shelter or dwelling of canvas, cloth, etc., supported by a pole or poles …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CIRCUS — n. (pl. circuses) 1 a travelling show of performing animals, acrobats, clowns, etc. 2 colloq. a a scene of lively …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TENT — n. & v. n. 1 a portable shelter or dwelling of canvas, cloth, etc., supported by a pole or poles …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CIRCUS — n. (pl. circuses) 1 a travelling show of performing animals, acrobats, clowns, etc. 2 colloq. a a scene of lively …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TENT — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a portable shelter or dwelling of canvas, cloth, etc., supported by a pole or …
Oxford English vocab
CIRCUS — n. (pl. circuses) 1. a travelling show of performing animals, acrobats, clowns, etc. 2 colloq. a a scene of lively …
Oxford English vocab
CIRCUS — ( circuses) 1. A circus is a group that consists of clowns, acrobats, and animals which travels around to different …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TENT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES oxygen tent pup tent COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE big ▪ They merely pointed where …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CIRCUS — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a media circus (= a disapproving phrase for all the people from the media who …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TENT — [noun] [C] - a movable shelter usually made of strong cotton, which is supported by poles and held in position …
Cambridge English vocab
CIRCUS — (ROAD) [noun] UK - an open circular area where several roads joinPiccadilly CircusOxford Circus
Cambridge English vocab
TENT — n. tent government tent caterpillar tent structure
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CIRCUS — n. Entertainment or spectacle featuring animal acts and human feats of daring. The modern circus was founded in England in …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TENT — Synonyms and related words : A-tent, Ace bandage, Band-Aid, adhesive tape, application, band, bandage, bandaging, big top, binder, bivouac, brace, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CIRCUS — See: THREE-RING CIRCUS.
Slang English vocab
TENT — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ camping ( AmE ) ▪ A-frame , dome , frame ( BrE ), pup ( AmE ), …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CIRCUS — noun Circus is used before these nouns: ↑ act , ↑ performer , ↑ poster , ↑ ring , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TENT — Among the leading characteristics of the nomad races, those two have always been numbered whose origin has been ascribed to …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
TENT — I 1. сущ. палатка to erect, pitch, put up a tent ≈ поставить палатку, натянуть тент to dismantle a tent, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CIRCUS — сущ. 1) цирк to present, put on a circus ≈ раскинуть шатер (о цирке) to go to the circus ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TENT — tent.ogg _I 1. tent n 1. 1> палатка; шатёр bell /circular/ tent - круглая палатка alpine tent - высокогорная палатка …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CIRCUS — circus.ogg ʹsɜ:kəs n 1. 1> цирк circus performer - артист цирка, циркач circus horse - цирковая лошадь 2> арена; манеж …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TENT — 1) палатка 2) шатер 3) шатерный • - fumigation tent - leaky tent - oxygen tent - pitch tent - semialgebraic tent - tent to zero
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
CIRCUS — n 1. 1) цирк ~ performer - артист цирка, циркач ~ horse - цирковая лошадь 2) арена; манеж ( цирка …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
TENT — _I 1. tent n 1. 1> палатка; шатёр bell /circular/ tent - круглая палатка alpine tent - высокогорная палатка blizzard …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CIRCUS — n 1. 1> цирк circus performer - артист цирка, циркач circus horse - цирковая лошадь 2> арена; манеж ( цирка …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TENT — I tent 1. сущ. 1) палатка to erect, pitch, put up a tent — поставить палатку, натянуть тент to dismantle …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CIRCUS — сущ. 1) цирк to present, put on a circus — раскинуть шатер ( о цирке ) to go to the …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TENT — I [«ў«] tent.wav 1. сущ. 1) палатка to erect, pitch, put up a tent — поставить палатку, натянуть тент to dismantle a tent, to …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CIRCUS — сущ. 1) цирк to present, put on a circus — раскинуть шатер (о цирке) to go to the circus — пойти в цирк traveling …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
TENT — _I tent 1. _n. палатка 2. _v. разбить палатку; жить в палатках _II tent _мед. 1. _n. тампон 2. _v. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
TENT — палатка - air tent - wall tent
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
CIRCUS — n 1) AmE infml The show was so funny, a real circus. We were rolling in the aisles — Это было не …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
CIRCUS — n 1) AmE infml The show was so funny, a real circus. We were rolling in the aisles — Это …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
TENT — tent n AmE vulg sl You could tell she'd walked past by the tents all the dudes on the street …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
CIRCUS — circus n 1. AmE infml The show was so funny, a real circus. We were rolling in the aisles Это …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
CIRCUS — 1) The show was so funny, a real circus. We were rolling in the aisles — Это было не представление, …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
TENT — I 1. сущ. палатка to erect, pitch, put up a tent ≈ поставить палатку, натянуть тент to dismantle a tent, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CIRCUS — сущ. 1) цирк to present, put on a circus ≈ раскинуть шатер (о цирке) to go to the circus ≈ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

← TENT CATERPILLAR TENT CITY→