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| bandwagon |
a colorfully decorated wagon used to carry musicians at the head of a circus parade. [1/2 definitions] |
| big top |
the tent or main tent of a circus. [2 definitions] |
| clown |
a comic performer, as in a circus, who wears odd clothes and exaggerated makeup and entertains by jokes, tricks, juggling, and the like. [1/4 definitions] |
| fire-eater |
a performer, as in a circus, who pretends to swallow fire. [1/2 definitions] |
| high wire |
a cable or tightrope high above the ground, used esp. in circus performance. |
| midway |
an area or strip where food concessions, shows, and games are located as at a fair, circus, or carnival. [1/2 definitions] |
| ringmaster |
one who directs performances in a ring, as at a circus. |
| roustabout |
a manual laborer in a circus. [1/3 definitions] |
| safety net |
a large net suspended beneath circus aerialists in case of a fall. [1/2 definitions] |
| sideshow |
a small exhibition offered to supplement the main attraction, as at a circus. [1/3 definitions] |
| three-ring circus |
a circus having simultaneous performances in three separate rings. [1/2 definitions] |
| tightrope |
a tightly stretched rope or wire cable, suspended high above ground, on which acrobatic feats are performed, as at a circus. |
| trapeze |
a rope swing with a bar, suspended high above the ground and used for gymnastic exercises or acrobatic stunts, as by a circus performer. |
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