Definition of "ringside" []

• The area or seats immediately outside an arena or ring, as at a prizefight. (noun)
• A place providing a close view of a spectacle. (noun)

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• "When he was with the Yankees he had what he called a ringside seat to a similar play on Aug. 2, 1985."
• "On chairs at the ringside were the reporters with tickers at their sides."
• ""You see, we had what you might call ringside seats, and I noticed that it didn't take you very long to come back with some mighty stiff projecting yourself.""