Noun
a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance
Source: WordNetWe had every problems starting a big top could have. The tent fell down on the first day. We had problems getting people into the shows. It was only with the courage and arrogance of youth that we survived. Guy Laliberte
he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent Source: Internet
they had the big top up in less than an hour Source: Internet
Although referred to as a dome it is not strictly one as it is not self-supporting, but is in fact a giant Big Top, the canopy being supported by a dome-shaped cable network, from twelve king posts. Source: Internet
After visiting a shuttered big top that's being hounded by werewolves, the gang goes undercover to find out why. Source: Internet
A big time under the Big Top When a Culpepper & Merriweather circus performer gingerly balanced her body atop five stacked stepstools resting on a tiny cylinder, the audience at Beaver Ranch gasped. Source: Internet