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all-seater, a. and n. Sport (chiefly Brit.).
Brit. |ˌɔːlˈsiːtə|, U.S. |ˌɔlˈsidər|, |ˌɑlˈsidər|
[‹ all adj. + seater n.]
A. adj. Designating a sports stadium which accommodates only seated spectators, esp. (in Association Football) a stadium with no terracing.
[1976A. Nickolds & S. Hey ‘Foul’ Bk. Football i. 46/1 Meanwhile redevelopment disasters tempt them to exercise their capacity for folly: a motorway behind the ground, an out of town sports fantasia with a soulless all-seating stadium.] 1980Econ. Hist. Rev. 33 633 We are given some valuable pointers: and.., in the dawning grey age of the all-seater stadium, it would be churlish not to be grateful. 1992Rugby World & Post Mar. 8/1 By the year 2000 Twickenham could be the biggest all-seater stadium outside the USA. 2000Observer 18 June (Cash section) 12/5 The all-seater ground now holds about 38,000 instead of over 50,000.
B. n. An all-seater stadium.
1989Independent 17 Apr. 4/3 South of the border, only Coventry City made its stadium into an all-seater but the two-year experiment ended in 1983 with the reinstallation of standing room for 2,000 spectators. 1995FourFourTwo Oct. 44/2 The main stadium (the Stanley Matthews arena) will be a 20,000 all-seater and the kid brother (the Mortensen arena) will have a grandstand able to hold 6000. 2000Daily Mail (Hull) (Nexis) 12 Aug. 8 We could incorporate some changes into Craven Park.., put in some gigantic floodlights, extend the capacity and transform into an all-seater. |