Crossword clues for circuses
circuses
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Circus \Cir"cus\, n.; pl. Circuses. [L. circus circle, ring, circus (in sense 1). See Circle, and cf. Cirque.]
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(Roman Antiq.) A level oblong space surrounded on three sides by seats of wood, earth, or stone, rising in tiers one above another, and divided lengthwise through the middle by a barrier around which the track or course was laid out. It was used for chariot races, games, and public shows.
Note: The Circus Maximus at Rome could contain more than 100,000 spectators.
--Harpers' Latin Dict. A circular inclosure for the exhibition of feats of horsemanship, acrobatic displays, etc. Also, the company of performers, with their equipage.
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Circuit; space; inclosure. [R.]
The narrow circus of my dungeon wall.
--Byron.
Wiktionary
n. (plural of circus English)
Usage examples of "circuses".
She'd loved circuses when she was little and once had had a circus birthday party.
When Ricky lost his place in the animal dance line for the fifth time, he scowled and said, "Well, animals don't dance in real circuses, either," and stopped altogether.
Most of the folk must have seen circuses on the move before, but not in recent years.
So poor their country is, they leave there, work circuses all over Europe.
Get money in pocket, take it home to families, come out to work circuses again.
Edge followed Florian, and the rest of the train followed him, across the bridge over the river Arno and then along a broad road skirting the main city, a road much crowded with other vehicular and pedestrian traffic, most of which came to a stop to gawk at the entry of the Florilegium, while other folk, in a hurry or uninterested in circuses, loudly cursed the jamming of the road.
I personally believe that the more and better circuses there are, the more of them the people wish to see and enjoy and compare.
When all the principals of the company had assembled, he explained, "It seems that King Victor Emmanuel has a passion for circuses, but has never seen an American one.
Because, he says, the King of Prussia has personally observed the methods by which circuses move from place to place, and has applied some of those methods to his Prussian Army.
It turned out that the new Slovaks were already acquainted with the Florilegium's Slovaks, all of them having variously, at one time or another, been crew on the same circuses, so there was no problem about their assimilation.
Then he said seriously, "The fact remains, however, that we are traveling across a continent replete with circuses and competition.
Moscow had two permanent circuses in its Earth City—one pure Russian, the Nikítin.
I have ascertained that this whole north country is rife with circuses, playing their last autumn dates before moving south for the winter.
He says they are all weary of the other circuses that have been showing in Paris for so long.
You and Sir John and I will again take turns canvassing the other circuses in town, reassessing their talent to see if any is worth abducting.