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  • noun US Seating, usually tiered, exposed to the elements, especially the sun, for spectators in outdoor venues.
  • noun Plural form of bleacher.

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  • noun an outdoor grandstand without a roof; patrons are exposed to the sun as linens are when they are bleached

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