big top

Noun

1.

big top - a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance; "he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent"; "they had the big top up in less than an hour" Synonyms: circus tent, round top, top

burlesque show, carnival, circus, coochie show, fantoccini, floor show, galanty show, girly show, hootchy-kootchy show, leg show, light show, magic show, ombres chinoises, peep show, puppet show, raree-show, rep show, repertory show, rodeo, shadow show, sideshow, the big top, variety show, vaudeville show