CIRCUS
/ˈsɜːkəs/
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Definition
/ˈsɜːkəs/
noun
- 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.”
- 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.”
- A spectacle; a noisy fuss; a chaotic and/or crowded place.
- In the ancient Roman Empire, a building for chariot racing.
- (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.
verb
- To take part in a circus; or to be displayed as if in a circus
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
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