bleachers

/ (ˈbliːtʃəz) /


pl n
  1. (sometimes singular) a tier of seats in a sports stadium, etc, that are unroofed and inexpensive

  2. the people occupying such seats

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How to use bleachers in a sentence

  • The sittings in the row do not seem to have been marked off any more than they are now in the "bleachers" at our baseball grounds.

    The Private Life of the Romans | Harold Whetstone Johnston
  • She was the patron saint of flax-spinners, of procurers of wet-nurses, of vellum-dressers, and of bleachers of wool.

  • Eluding all would-be tacklers, leaving his team mates far behind, the slim Kentucky boy set the bleachers howling with delight.

    Red Dynamite | Roy J. Snell
  • An old grad fell backward off the bleachers, barely escaping a broken neck.

    Red Dynamite | Roy J. Snell
  • The vast empty stands and bleachers seemed to confer privacy upon an informal and friendly gathering.

    Bunker Bean | Harry Leon Wilson