nosebleed section
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From the tendency of high altitude to cause or aggravate nosebleeds.
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nosebleed section (plural nosebleed sections)
- (Canada, US) The seats high in the back of bleachers, stands, or the balcony at a theater or stadium, usually cheaper and with a poorer view than other seats.
- Synonyms: cheap seats, (baseball) knothole section, (dated) peanut gallery
- Meronym: nosebleed seat
- 2001, Sara Paretsky, Total Recall, →OCLC:
- 'Nor do I have a family box: it's the upper gallery for me, what we call the nosebleed section.
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- nosebleed section on Wikipedia.Wikipedia