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grandstand

1. 
a. a terraced block of seats, usually under a roof, commanding the best view at racecourses, football pitches, etc.
b. (as modifier): grandstand tickets
2. the spectators in a grandstand
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Grandstand

The viewing platform with seats at a racecourse, parade, or sports event, typically covered with a roof.
Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture Copyright © 2012, 2002, 1998 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved

grandstand

A structure, often with a roof, which supports standing or seated spectators at a racecourse, ball field, stadium, or similar public places.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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