- a terraced block of seats, usually under a roof, commanding the best view at racecourses, football pitches, etc
- the spectators in a grandstand
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
grand•stand /ˈgrænˌstænd, ˈgrænd-/USA pronunciation
n.
v. [no object]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- [countable]
- a main seating area, as of a stadium or racetrack.
- the people sitting in these seats, thought of as a group.
v. [no object]
- to conduct oneself or perform so as to impress onlookers.
grand•stand
(gran′stand′, grand′-),USA pronunciation n., v., -stand•ed, -stand•ing, adj.
n.
v.i.
adj.
grand′stand′er, n.
n.
- the main seating area of a stadium, racetrack, parade route, or the like, usually consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats.
- the people sitting in these seats.
v.i.
- to conduct oneself or perform showily or ostentatiously in an attempt to impress onlookers:The senator doesn't hesitate to grandstand if it makes her point.
adj.
- situated in a grandstand:grandstand seats.
- having a vantage point resembling that of a grandstand:From our office windows on the third floor, we had a grandstand view of the parade.
- intended to impress an onlooker or onlookers:a grandstand catch.
- grand + stand 1835–45
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grandstand /ˈɡrænˌstænd; ˈɡrænd-/ n
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