Infobox TT course
Name = TT Grandstand
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Latitude = 54.167
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grandstand finish — noun 1. A close and rousing finish to a sporting contest 2. A supreme effort to win at the close of a sporting contest • • • Main Entry: ↑grand * * * ˌgrandstand ˈfinish 7 [grandstand finish] noun … Useful english dictionary
grandstand — (n.) main seating for spectators at an outdoor event, 1834, from GRAND (Cf. grand) (adj.)+ STAND (Cf. stand). The verb meaning to show off is student slang from 1895, from grandstand player, attested in baseball slang from 1888. It s little… … Etymology dictionary
grandstand — [grand′stand΄] n. the main seating structure for spectators at a sporting event, etc. vi. ☆ Informal to try to gain the applause or admiration of an audience by or as by making an unnecessarily showy play (grandstand play), as in baseball… … English World dictionary
grandstand — [v] show off be ostentatious, be vain, flaunt it*, hot dog*, parade, play to the crowd, prance, put on airs*, showboat*, strut, swagger; concept 261 … New thesaurus
grandstand — ► NOUN ▪ the main stand at a racecourse or sports ground … English terms dictionary
grandstand finish — ► NOUN ▪ a close or exciting finish to a race or competition … English terms dictionary
Grandstand (BBC) — infobox television show name = Grandstand caption = An early set of programme titles. format = Sport runtime = various creator = Paul Fox Bryan Cowgill presenter = Peter Dimmock David Coleman Frank Bough Desmond Lynam Steve Rider John Inverdale… … Wikipedia
Grandstand — For the BBC TV programme, see Grandstand (BBC). For the ABC s sports coverage banner, see ABC Radio Grandstand. A grandstand is a large and normally permanent structure for seating spectators, most often at a racetrack. This includes both auto… … Wikipedia
grandstand — grandstander, n. /gran stand , grand /, n., v., grandstanded, grandstanding, adj. n. 1. the main seating area of a stadium, racetrack, parade route, or the like, usually consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats. 2. the people sitting in… … Universalium
grandstand — UK [ˈɡræn(d)ˌstænd] / US noun [countable] Word forms grandstand : singular grandstand plural grandstands a large structure with rows of seats from which people watch sports events • a grandstand view (of something) a view of something in which… … English dictionary
grandstand — /ˈgrænstænd / (say granstand), /ˈgrænd / (say grand ) noun 1. the principal stand for spectators at a racecourse, athletic field, etc. 2. the people sitting in the grandstand. –verb (i) 3. to behave ostentatiously in order to impress or win… …
