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- noun US Seating, usually tiered, exposed to the elements, especially the sun, for
spectators in outdoorvenues . - noun Plural form of
bleacher .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an outdoor grandstand without a roof; patrons are exposed to the sun as linens are when they are bleached
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Examples
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The name bleachers comes from bleaching boards, a reference to fans who sat in the hot sun, bleaching themselves on the board seats.
WHY is the FOUL POLE FAIR? VINCE STATEN 2003
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(Speaking of "blush," a day in the bleachers is much more likely to turn me red than bleach me, but what the hey.)
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I know a guy who made his studio out of pallets and the old bleachers from a high school.
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Can't Post | Private Reply looks like the back side of some bleachers, is the circus in town?
What is this? Part 1 2006
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The back of Wrigley Field's bleachers from the street, left; Tim Dettmar stands on Waveland Avenue hoping he'll snare a home run.
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The word bleachers is an Americanism that first appeared in 1889 in the Chicago Tribune.
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The word bleachers is an Americanism that first appeared in 1889 in the Chicago Tribune.
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The word bleachers has come to mean similar seating in other arenas, such as a gymnasium.
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The word bleachers has come to mean similar seating in other arenas, such as a gymnasium.
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The word bleachers has come to mean similar seating in other arenas, such as a gymnasium.
kewpid commented on the word bleachers
I don't know anyone who gets whiter in the sun.
June 18, 2008
asativum commented on the word bleachers
Oof.
But clothing does...
June 18, 2008
bilby commented on the word bleachers
What if the sun causes snow to melt and you get buried in an avalanche?
Nobody buys tickets for the bleachers at the Reindeer Games.
June 18, 2008
johnmperry commented on the word bleachers
Your hair gets lighter
June 18, 2008
reesetee commented on the word bleachers
Bilby, they let you join in the Reindeer Games?
June 18, 2008
bilby commented on the word bleachers
I'm a legend in Lappland.
June 19, 2008
reesetee commented on the word bleachers
I'm jealous. They only laugh and call me names.
June 19, 2008
bilby commented on the word bleachers
Plurale tantum?
June 16, 2009
reesetee commented on the word bleachers
Seems so. Thanks.
June 17, 2009