circus

  1. Noun.  A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent.
  2. Noun.  A round open space in a town or city where multiple streets meet.
  3. Noun.  (historical) In the ancient Roman Empire, a building for chariot racing.
  4. Noun.  (military, World War II) 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.
  5. Noun.  (obsolete) circuit; space; enclosure.

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