Big Top (Noun)
Meaning
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The smell of popcorn and cotton candy filled the air as we walked into the big top.
- The ringmaster stood at the center of the big top, microphone in hand, ready to begin the show.
- The big top was a marvel of engineering, its canvas walls and wooden poles supporting the weight of the excited crowd.
- As the storm clouds gathered, the circus workers scrambled to secure the big top and prevent it from being blown away.
- The sound of laughter and applause echoed through the big top as the acrobats took to the trapeze.