big top

noun

1
: the main tent of a circus
2

Examples of big top in a Sentence

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The company is projecting big top line growth from the ongoing AI product pipeline, as leadership at Monday.com recently forecast that annual revenue would reach a new target of $1.8 billion by the end of 2027. John Kell, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025 His adolescent daughter Louise was standing beneath a big top in a rural French town preparing to enter the center ring. April White, JSTOR Daily, 18 Aug. 2025 Shows take place at the Circus Juventas big top arena; 1270 Montreal Ave. Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 20 July 2025 Flames and thick black smoke billowed from the big top. Jordan Friedman, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for big top

Word History

First Known Use

1763, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of big top was in 1763

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“Big top.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20top. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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big top

noun
1
: the main tent of a circus
2

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