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A venue where sporting events are held.

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An Ancient Greek racecourse, especially, the Olympic course for foot races.

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A Greek measure of length, being the chief one used for itinerary distances, also adopted by the Romans for nautical and astronomical measurements, equal to 600 Greek or 625 Roman feet, or 125 Roman paces, or to 606 feet, 9 inches.

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A kind of telemeter for measuring the distance of an object of known dimensions, by observing the angle it subtends.

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A graduated rod used to measure the distance of the place where it stands from an instrument having a telescope, by observing the number of the graduations of the rod that are seen between certain parallel wires (stadia wires) in the field of view of the telescope.

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A life stage of an organism.

On the south it was bordered by a portico with a single row of columns in front; on the east by a double portico, more than a stadium in length (220 yds.), and serving as a racecourse for practice in bad weather.

An important place of entertainment is Olympia, near Hammersmith Road and the Addison Road station on the West London railway, which includes a vast arena under a glass roof; while at Shepherd's Bush are the extensive grounds and buildings first occupied by the Franco-British Exhibition of 1908, including a huge stadium for athletic displays.

The starting-point and the goal in the Stadium were marked by limestone thresholds.

Following northwards the line of the east wall, we reach at the north-east corner of the Altis the entrance to the Stadium, which extends east of the Altis in a direction from west-south-west to east-north-east.

The Tacoma High School has an excellent stadium for athletic contests, seating 25,000.

A little north of this wall are remains of a theatre and stadium, traces of aqueducts and foundations of buildings.

Mick, trailing behind with Penny, called over his shoulder, "Why don't you just round up all of Shipton's enemies, rent a stadium and interview them?"

The Stadium, in which the Panathenaic Games were held, was first laid out by the orator Lycurgus about 330 B.C. It was an oblong structure filling a natural depression near the left bank of the Ilissus beneath the eastern de clivity of the Ardettus hill, the parallel sides and semicircular end, or acev50vn, around the arena being partially excavated from the adjoining slopes.

The Stadium had been already completed and the Odeum had not yet been built when Pausanias visited Athens; these buildings were the last important additions to the architectural monuments of the ancient city.

Yeah. I'd like nothing more than to round them all up into a stadium and wipe 'em clean.

At Corinth he built a theatre, at Delphi a stadium, at Thermopylae hot baths, at Canusium in Italy an aqueduct.

On a higher level still, a little to the west, is the stadium.

The practice was long afterwards adopted of designating the Olympiad, or period of four years, by the name of the victor in the contests of the stadium, and of inscribing his name in the gymnasium of Olympia.

There is a gutter round the level space of the stadium, with basins at intervals for the use of spectators or competitors, and a post at every hundred feet of the course, thus dividing it into six portions.

But it is clear that it extended south and south-east of the Stadium, and roughly parallel with it, though stretching far beyond it to the east.

Piazza Navona - An ancient stadium once rested here.

He was there when they played Shea Stadium as a support act for the Who.

Meanwhile the list of contests on the old racecourse, the stadium, had been enlarged.

Muse has continued to build its fan base through touring, and in December, 2006, they sold out the 75,000 seat Wembley Stadium venue in London in less than an hour.

With Keith Urban selling millions of albums and selling out stadium concert tours, demand for Keith Urban MP3 downloads is at an all time high.

One hundred thousand fans fill the stadium.

As the years have progressed, Joel has seemed to relish his "elder statesman" position and has even begun to move away from large, stadium tours to more exclusive, smaller shows for his die-hard fans.

He is the only artist to have played Yankee Stadium, Shea Stadium and Giants Stadium.

A sports-themed party should include whatever you'd find at a stadium for that particular sport.

A hush is falling over the crowd and the stadium lights are collecting into beams of illumination on the field and a thick fog of tension is building.

In addition, you may be able to find a NFL uniform for your child at a store in the stadium of your favorite team.

The chief buildings outside the sacred precinct are the theatre and the stadium.

In a valley just to the south-west of the precinct is the stadium, of which the seats and goal are well preserved.

These images stood at the northern side of the Agora, in a row, which extended from the north-east angle of the Metroum to the gate of the private entrance from the Altis into the Stadium.

But the most notable monument is the theatre, which lies outside the walls on the south-west, near the stadium.

Fans of Weymouth Speedway are being urged to back the club's planning application to continue racing at the Wessex Stadium.

No other area of business or sporting venue can boast a bigger attraction or more diverse gathering than Brunton Park Stadium on matchdays.

We also caught a glimpse of the runners carrying the baton on its way to the stadium.

It will make a big impact and suitable entrance which will be so befitting for what is a very special, world-renowned stadium.

An actual stadium was built for the show, which cost big money when combined with the large ensemble cast.

The Stadium however was designed for sports events rather than for pop concerts.

Reading Bulldogs defeated their local rivals Swindon Robins 46-44 in what was an enthralling contest between two Elite League heavy weights at Smallmead Stadium.

The race footage shows the Long Beach Marine Stadium in the background (look out for the oil derricks ).

We are using a long reach excavator to nibble away at the stadium structure.

That the new Arsenal stadium exists at all is an astonishing feat.

Here we are standing outside the stadium beneath the Olympic flame.

I hope he's playing footie up there in the great stadium in the sky.

I went to see their " hell freezes Over " concert at Murrayfield Stadium almost 10 years ago.

Teixeira already has 107 homers and 340 RB Giants Stadium New York phone calls seeking comment.

Rangers ' matchday hospitality can cater for 1,200 people in executive boxes and suites around the stadium.

The news on club insignia at the stadium in time for next season was also widely welcomed.

Located on the northern perimeter of the stadium, it is a completely landlocked site.

However, Robbie Neilson came out of nowhere to make arguably the best ever last-ditch tackle at the National Stadium.

Are these faults spoiling what is a truly magnificent stadium?

Friday 14th January 2005 Greyhound stadium delay A planned multi-million pound makeover at Great Yarmouth Greyhound stadium has been put back.