Circuses

noun

1. A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent.

   "The circus will be in town next week."

2. A round open space in a town or city where multiple streets meet.

   "Oxford Circus in London is at the north end of Regent Street."

3. A spectacle; a noisy fuss; a chaotic and/or crowded place.
4. In the ancient Roman Empire, a building for chariot racing.
5. (World War II) A code name for bomber attacks with fighter escorts in the day time. The attacks were against short-range targets with the intention of occupying enemy fighters and keeping their fighter units in the area concerned.