a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals; "he ran away from home to join the circus"芸人たちの旅の一座サーカス
a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals; "the children always love to go to the circus"曲芸師・道化役者・調教された動物の巡業団による演技サーカス
an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent; "they used the elephants to help put up the circus"層を成す座席に囲まれた楕円形または円形の領域で通例テントで覆われるサーカス
a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment; "it was so funny it was a circus"; "the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere"広く一般向けの娯楽を連想させる、熱狂的で支離滅裂の(しばしば滑稽な)騒動サーカス