Spectacle

Noun

Definitions

1.NounAn exciting or extraordinary scene, exhibition, performance etc.

"The horse race was a thrilling spectacle."

2.NounAn embarrassing or unedifying scene or situation.

"He made a spectacle out of himself."

3.NounAttributive form of spectacles.

4.NounThe brille of a snake.

5.NounA frame with different coloured lenses on a semaphore signal through which light from a lamp shines at night, often a part of the signal arm.

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