(BrE) (AmE amphitheater) noun
1 a circular building without a roof and with rows of seats that rise in steps around an open space. Amphitheatres were used especially in ancient Greece and Rome for public entertainments.
2 a room, hall or theatre with rows of seats that rise in steps
3 (technical) an open space that is surrounded by high land in a circular slope:
The path emerges from the gorge into an open amphitheatre with slopes all around.
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