Bowl and Coliseum

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Bowl noun - A large usually roofless building for sporting events with tiers of seats for spectators.

Usage example: a new bowl for the football team

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Coliseum is a synonym for bowl in stadium topic. In some cases you can use "Coliseum" instead a noun "Bowl".

Nearby Words: bowled, bowler, bowlful, bowling

Coliseum noun - A large usually roofless building for sporting events with tiers of seats for spectators.

Usage example: the local coliseum is a standard stop for rock bands on tour

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Bowl is a synonym for coliseum in arena for events topic. You can use "Bowl" instead a noun "Coliseum".

When the Oakland Raiders moved to Los Angeles they made the Coliseum their home field, and not wanting to be a third wheel at the Coliseum (which is literally across the street from the USC campus), UCLA decided to move to the Rose Bowl, even though it's about a 40 minute drive from campus.

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UCLA's football team didn't start playing home games at the Rose Bowl until 1982.note Formerly they shared the LA Memorial Coliseum with USC, which explains the tradition of both teams wearing home colors when they play each other.

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