stadia¹ Definition
sta·dia (stā′dē ə)
noun
a method of surveying in which distances and elevations are obtained by observing the interval on a graduated, upright rod (stadia rod) intercepted by two parallel horizontal lines (stadia hairs or stadia wires) in a surveyor's transit set up at a distance from the rod
Etymology: It, prob. < L, pl. of stadium: see stadium
stadia² Definition
sta·dia (stā′dē ə)
noun
stadia Usage Examples
Converse of object
- build: How can we possibly build the stadia and facilities for the Olympics.
- include: Should the legislation be extended to sports premises outdoors including stadia?
- use: The organizers say the stadia used for the event have all been refurbished and offer state-of-the-art environmental features.
- fill: By rights he should be filling stadia by now, such is the quality of his music.
- exist: There should be greater public access to existing stadia, school facilities and open spaces.
- sport: Dalton Fox produces obsessively accurate scale line drawings of board games and sporting stadia.
Adjective modifier
- all-seater: Former player, manager and TV pundit Hill successfully campaigned to abolish the maximum wage and was an early advocate of all-seater stadia.
- modern: Modern football stadia can be soul-less concrete boxes at the best of times - witness Oxford's Kassam Stadium.
- major: The Sydney Olympics were smoke-free, as are an increasing proportion of major outdoor sports stadia in Australia.
- new: The ground itself is different to most newer stadia too.
- many: We look at the reasons why many football stadia are being exchanged for a newer model.
- other: Also includes original photographs of other stadia across Europe.
Modifies a noun
- sport: Stadia Sports is committed to providing goods and services of the highest standard and quality and is approved by many recognized organizations.
- design: Work is in progress to identify the ways in which advancing technology could be best used and integrated into stadia design and management.
- hair: During operation, these ( numbered ) stadia hairs are used to bracket either side of a tree trunk.
Noun used with modifier
- greyhound: Coral Betting and Coral Eurobet owns and operates two of the countries leading greyhound stadia: Brighton and Hove and Romford.
- football: We look at the reasons why many football stadia are being exchanged for a newer model.
- sport: Usage for stadium: Sports stadia or football stadiums.
- seater: The main reason for this is the reduced capacity levels demanded by the Taylor Report for all seater stadia.
- soccer: Some prominent soccer stadia outwith Europe are also covered, such as the United States and Japan.
Browse dictionary entries near stadia
- ‹ stadholder
- ‹ stade
- ‹ staddle
- ‹ Stacy
- ‹ stacte
- ‹ stackup
- ‹ stacked
- ‹ stack up
- ‹ stack the deck or the cards
- ‹ Stack Smashing

