Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A building having locker rooms and storage and training facilities, located at an athletic field.
  • noun A building having one or more areas for different athletic events and usually grandstands for spectators.

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  • noun North America A large building for indoor sports, particularly at colleges.
  • noun North America A building for equipment storage and changing rooms (locker rooms) by an outdoor sports field.

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  • noun a building for indoor sports
  • noun an athletic facility where athletes prepare for sport

Etymologies

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1895. Originally a side building by an outdoor sports field, later used for large buildings for indoor sports.

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