Noun
a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance
Source: WordNetBut the soul of touring and the heart of it is basically every day is like putting up a circus tent. Pat Benatar
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
Billed as an immersive dance-theatre experience, it follows suspected thief Jazida as she flees police through every speakeasy, cabaret club, circus tent and burlesque bar in Canberra. Source: Internet
And here's a summary of the one book I've read, Kangaroo wins a game of hide-and-seek in the Spangleland circus tent, and gets to visit the whip-wielding lady. Source: Internet
In a raid in the afternoon of June 22, 1916, the pilots used outdated maps and bombed the location of the abandoned railway station, where a circus tent was placed, killing 120 persons, most of them children. Source: Internet