In which every member of the crowd or audience sits on a seat, and none of them stand.
Amphitheatre
A circular or oval area of ground around which rows of seats are arranged on a steep
slope, for watching plays, sports outside.
Arena
A large, flat area surrounded by seats used for sports or entertainment
B
Bowling alley
The narrow track along which balls are rolled during a game of bowling
Bullring
A circular area surrounded by seats, used for bullfights
C
Commentary box
A room or place for a radio or television reporter at a special event, especially a
sports competition, from which they report what is happening
Crush barrier
A strong fence that is used to divide a large crowd, for example at a sports game, to
stop them from being pressed too close together
Curva
A curved arrangement of seats in many Italian football stadiums
D
Directors' box
A small area that is separate from the other seats in a sports ground, where important people connected with the team sit to watch games
Dojo
A place where people do karate, judo, and other martial arts
Dugout
A shelter, usually for soldiers, made by digging a hole in the ground and covering it
E
Executive box
A small area that is separate from the other seats in a sports ground, where people,
especially businesspeople, can sit to watch a game
F
Fan zone
An area outside or away from a sports stadium for people to watch the game on a large
screen
Fitness centre
A place where you go to exercise
G
Grandstand
A set of seats arranged in rising rows, sometimes covered by a roof, from which people
can easily watch sports or other events
I
Ice rink
A level area of ice, often inside a building, that is kept frozen for people to skate on
M
Mezzanine
A small extra floor between one floor of a building and the next floor up
P
Park
A large area of land with grass and trees, usually surrounded by fences or walls, and specially
arranged so that people can walk in it for pleasure or children can play in it
Pavilion
A building near a sports field, especially one where cricket is played, used by the players
and sometimes by people watching the game
R
Racetrack
A path or road, usually circular and with a hard surface, on which runners, cars, bicycles,
etc. race, or the area that includes this path and buildings around it
Rink
A large, flat surface, of ice or other hard material, for skating or the area or building that
contains an ice rink or a roller-skating rink
Row z
Used to refer to the line of seats in a football ground that are furthest away from the pitch,
especially to emphasise that a shot on goal has gone high into the crowd
S
Sports centre
A building where you can play different sports
T
Terrace
A flat raised area
Tunnel
A long passage under or through the ground, especially one made by people
V
Velodrome
A track for bicycle racing, usually with curved sides that go up steeply
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