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单词 fairground
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fairground

[ fair-ground ]
/ ˈfɛərˌgraʊnd /
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noun

Often fairgrounds. a place where fairs, horse races, etc., are held; in the U.S. usually an area set aside by a city, county, or state for an annual fair and often containing exhibition buildings.

Origin of fairground

First recorded in 1735–45; fair2 + ground1

Words nearby fairground

fair enough, fairfaced, Fairfax, Fairfield, fair game, fairground, fair-haired, fair-haired boy, Fairhaven, fairily, fairing
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Example sentences from the Web for fairground

  • It ended, magnificently, in a shoot-out between the women in a fairground hall of mirrors.

    How the Daytime Soap Came Back From the Dead|Tim Teeman|January 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • On weekends, the parking lot doubles as a sort of fairground and playground for kids.

    Slaughter in Nairobi: Bloody Siege in Shopping Mall Kills Dozens|Margot Kiser|September 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for fairground

fairground
/ (ˈfɛəˌɡraʊnd) /

noun

an open space used for a fair or exhibition
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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