round top
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Definition
Noun: 1. A large, conical canvas tent, specifically the main tent of a circus: The term "round top" refers to the traditional, large circular tent that houses the main performance area and audience seating for a circus. It is synonymous with the "big top."
Usage and Examples
- Noun:
- The colorful round top could be seen from miles away, signaling that the circus had come to town.
- Under the vast round top, the audience gasped as the acrobats performed high above.
- Setting up the round top was a major task for the circus crew.
Advanced Usage
- "the round top": Often used with the definite article "the" to refer specifically to the main circus tent as a singular, iconic structure.
- The show always begins when the ringmaster enters under the round top.
Variants and Related Words
- Big top (noun): The most common synonym for "round top," referring to the main circus tent.
- Circus tent (noun): A more general term for any tent used by a circus, which may include the round top/big top as well as smaller side tents.
Synonyms
- Big top
- Main tent
- Circus tent
Related Idioms and Phrases
- To run away to join the circus: To impulsively leave one's current life for a romanticized idea of circus life, which is intrinsically linked to the image of the round top.
- When he was a boy, he often dreamed of running away to join the circus and performing under the round top.
Noun
- a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance
- he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent
- they had the big top up in less than an hour