Cirque vs. Circus
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.
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 circusCircusnoun
performance given by a traveling company of acrobats clowns and trained animals;
the children always love to go to the circusCircusnoun
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 atmosphereCircusnoun
(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 circusCircusnoun
a genus of haws comprising the harriers
