: a surveying method for determination of distances and differences of elevation by means of a telescopic instrument having two horizontal lines through which the marks on a graduated rod are observed
also
: the instrument or rod
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Plus, this park is tougher on liners than either of the Big Apple stadia.
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Tony Blengino, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Sweaty old football is the only content left which can compete with Taylor Swift, who, it should be noted, borrowed a loop of NFL stadia for her rocking sellout tour.
—Jason Gay, WSJ, 5 Sep. 2023
Elite men’s clubs such as Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Barcelona whose traditions go back a century and more opened their doors to women, who now share the advantages of modern stadia, top-of-the-line training, development teams and coaching.
—John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2023
Unlike other previous hosts, the country had little soccer infrastructure in terms of stadia and training facilities, and there were concerns about the soaring temperatures for a tournament usually held in the summer.
—Emma Ogao, ABC News, 18 Nov. 2022
In 2012, crowds of that size were an outlier, but in the past couple of years, women's games selling out the biggest stadia in the world is becoming more commonplace.
—Asif Burhan, Forbes, 3 May 2023
Yet the problem isn’t solely with the diminishing value of TV deals, the problem lies in the league’s inability to build new stadia.
—Emmet Gates, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
Of all the stadia that Qatar constructed for the 2022 World Cup, none gets the pulse racing like the 60,000-capacity Al Bayt, which is shaped like a monstrous Bedouin tent, complete with interior canopy decorated in traditional red and black sadu weave.
—Time, 20 Nov. 2022
Tests will be run; helmets will be carbon-dated; archaeologists and academics will scour the ruins of old Twin Cities stadia.
—Jason Gay, WSJ, 16 Jan. 2023
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Tony Blengino, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Sweaty old football is the only content left which can compete with Taylor Swift, who, it should be noted, borrowed a loop of NFL stadia for her rocking sellout tour.
—Jason Gay, WSJ, 5 Sep. 2023
Elite men’s clubs such as Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Barcelona whose traditions go back a century and more opened their doors to women, who now share the advantages of modern stadia, top-of-the-line training, development teams and coaching.
—John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2023
Unlike other previous hosts, the country had little soccer infrastructure in terms of stadia and training facilities, and there were concerns about the soaring temperatures for a tournament usually held in the summer.
—Emma Ogao, ABC News, 18 Nov. 2022
In 2012, crowds of that size were an outlier, but in the past couple of years, women's games selling out the biggest stadia in the world is becoming more commonplace.
—Asif Burhan, Forbes, 3 May 2023
Yet the problem isn’t solely with the diminishing value of TV deals, the problem lies in the league’s inability to build new stadia.
—Emmet Gates, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
Of all the stadia that Qatar constructed for the 2022 World Cup, none gets the pulse racing like the 60,000-capacity Al Bayt, which is shaped like a monstrous Bedouin tent, complete with interior canopy decorated in traditional red and black sadu weave.
—Time, 20 Nov. 2022
Tests will be run; helmets will be carbon-dated; archaeologists and academics will scour the ruins of old Twin Cities stadia.
—Jason Gay, WSJ, 16 Jan. 2023
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“Stadia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stadia. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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