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ringside

Definition

  • noun: the area that is closest to the space used for circus acts, boxing matches, etc.
  • noun: the area just outside a ring especially in which a contest occurs
  • synonyms: texas tower, beacon, belvedere

Examples

  • We were seated at 'ringside'.

  • We had 'ringside' seats.

  • We sat 'ringside'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - Oh, brilliant! - I'm tellin' you, this is the craziest. I mean, what are we supposed to believe? You're pullin' stories out of thin air. A guy like this, if he's sittin' ringside at the Dempsey-Firpo fight, he'd be trying to tell you that... Look. Now what about the old man? (..)
    1957 12 Angry Men