big top

noun

1
: the main tent of a circus
2

Examples of big top in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Water for Elephants Brings the Tonys to the Big Top 16 hr 9 min ago On Broadway or under the big top? Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024 International performers from Argentina, Brazil, Romania and more will captivate you with breathtaking acts under the blue and white and big top tent. Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 16 May 2024 The Hartford Circus Memorial was created in 2004 on the Barbour Street site where the big top’s main tent post had been. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2024 O'Donnell explained that chaplains have traveled with circuses throughout their history, performing baptisms, funerals and non-denominational religious services, as well as providing spiritual guidance and blessing the animals and the big top before each season. Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for big top 

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Word History

First Known Use

1763, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of big top was in 1763

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“Big top.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20top. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

big top

noun
1
: the main tent of a circus
2

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