bowling alley vs circus

bowling alley

noun
  • A building which contains lanes for bowling. 

circus

noun
  • A round open space in a town or city where multiple streets meet. 

  • A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent. 

  • In the ancient Roman Empire, a building for chariot racing. 

  • A code name for bomber attacks with fighter escorts in the day time. The attacks were against short-range targets with the intention of occupying enemy fighters and keeping their fighter units in the area concerned. 

  • A spectacle; a noisy fuss; a chaotic and/or crowded place. 

verb
  • To take part in a circus; or to be displayed as if in a circus 

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