Definition of "bleachers" []

• Seating, usually tiered, exposed to the elements, especially the sun, for spectators in outdoor venues. (noun)
• Plural form of bleacher. (noun)

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• "The name bleachers comes from bleaching boards, a reference to fans who sat in the hot sun, bleaching themselves on the board seats."
• "(Speaking of "blush," a day in the bleachers is much more likely to turn me red than bleach me, but what the hey.)"
• "I know a guy who made his studio out of pallets and the old bleachers from a high school."