Cirque vs. Circus

Cirque vs. Circus — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Cirque and Circus

Cirquenoun

(geology) A curved depression in a mountainside with steep walls, forming the end of a valley.

Circusnoun

A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent.

The circus will be in town next week.

Cirquenoun

Something in the shape of a circle or ring, such as a Roman circus.

Circusnoun

A round open space in a town or city where multiple streets meet.

Oxford Circus in London is at the north end of Regent Street.

Cirquenoun

a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake

Circusnoun

(figurative) A spectacle; a noisy fuss; a chaotic and/or crowded place.

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Circusnoun

(historical) In the ancient Roman Empire, a building for chariot racing.

Circusnoun

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.

Circusnoun

(obsolete) Circuit; space; enclosure.

Circusverb

To take part in a circus; or to be displayed as if in a circus

Circusnoun

a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals;

he ran away from home to join the circus

Circusnoun

performance given by a traveling company of acrobats clowns and trained animals;

the children always love to go to the circus
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Circusnoun

a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a circus or carnival;

it was so funny it was a circusthe whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere

Circusnoun

(antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games

Circusnoun

an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent;

they used the elephants to help put up the circus

Circusnoun

a genus of haws comprising the harriers