sports venue

Where games happen

A sports venue is a facility designed and built for hosting athletic events and competitions.

These range from intimate neighborhood fields to massive stadiums seating tens of thousands of spectators.

The term encompasses arenas, stadiums, courts, tracks, pools, and specialized facilities like velodromes or ski jumps.

The new sports venue downtown can host basketball, hockey, and concerts.

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ballpark · home field · field · scoreboard · arena · crowd · rink · pitch · dugout · gymnasium · grandstand · bullring · dome · cricket ground · center court · end zone · penalty box · sports complex

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purpose/function

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Book collection or building

museum · concert hall · theater · church · office building

audience/spectacle

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Venue for staged singing

cathedral · temple · planetarium · cinema · art museum

formality/structure

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Outdoor space behind home

vacant lot · street · park · open field · wilderness

Family

sport, venue, stadium, courts, coliseum, arenas, stadiums, velodrome

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G