"ringside seat" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-ringside seat.ogg [Australia] Forms: ringside seats [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ringside seat (plural ringside seats)
  1. A seat in the front row of a boxing or wrestling match.
    Sense id: en-ringside_seat-en-noun-GA4DUz06
  2. (idiomatic) Any vantage point providing an excellent view. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: box seat Translations (any vantage point providing an excellent view): aitiopaikka (Finnish), être aux premières loges (French)
    Sense id: en-ringside_seat-en-noun-Hi3u5ShG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of 'any vantage point providing an excellent view': 2 98

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for ringside seat meaning in All languages combined (1.8kB)

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