English noun: big top | |||
1. | big top (artifact) a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance | ||
Samples | He was afraid of a fire in the circus tent. They had the big top up in less than an hour. | ||
Synonyms | circus tent, round top, top | ||
Broader (hypernym) | canvas, canvas tent, canvass | ||
Part meronym | circus | ||