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bleachers

bleachers is the plural of bleacher.

Meaning of bleacher

Noun

bleacher (plural bleachers)

  1. One who, or that which, bleaches.
  2. (US, plural-normally) A stand of tiered planks used as seating for spectators, often outdoors.
    • There could be a rough crowd out in the bleachers.
    Synonyms:
    stand, terrace
  3. (US, broadly, plural-normally) The tiered seating provided for the audience at a television filming.
    • In practice, audience members often have badly obstructed views of the sets—whether due to obstructive camera dollies and production personnel or viewers sitting in the bleachers off to the side of the set that is currently being used.2010, Jeremy G. Butler, Television Style

Questions about bleachers

What is bleachers the plural of?
Bleachers is the plural of bleacher.

Words near bleachers in the dictionary

  1. bleachered
  2. bleacheries
  3. bleacherite
  4. bleacherites
  5. bleacherlike
  6. bleachers
  7. bleachery
  8. bleaches
  9. bleachest
  10. bleachfield
  11. bleachfields

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