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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training [syn: gymnasium, gym]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: circa 1871 1. gymnasium 2. physical education 3. a usually metal frame supporting an assortment of outdoor play equipment (as a swing, seesaw, and rings)

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. colloq. 1 a gymnasium. 2 gymnastics. Etymology: abbr.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(gyms) 1. A gym is a club, building, or large room, usually containing special equipment, where people go to do physical exercise and get fit. While the lads are golfing, I work out in the gym. ...the school gym. N-COUNT 2. Gym is the activity of doing physical exercises in a gym, especially at school. (INFORMAL) ...gym classes. N-UNCOUNT: oft N n

Moby Thesaurus

agora, amphitheater, archery ground, arena, athletic field, auditorium, background, badminton court, baseball field, basketball court, bear garden, billiard parlor, bowl, bowling alley, bowling green, boxing ring, bull ring, campus, canvas, circus, cockpit, coliseum, colosseum, course, court, cricket ground, croquet ground, croquet lawn, diamond, fairway, field, floor, football field, forum, glaciarium, golf course, golf links, gridiron, ground, gymnasium, hall, hippodrome, ice rink, infield, links, lists, locale, marketplace, mat, milieu, open forum, outfield, oval, palaestra, parade ground, pit, place, platform, playground, playing field, playroom, polo ground, pool hall, poolroom, precinct, prize ring, public square, purlieu, putting green, racecourse, racket court, range, ring, rink, scene, scene of action, scenery, setting, site, skating rink, soccer field, sphere, squared circle, squash court, stadium, stage, stage set, stage setting, stretch, tennis court, terrain, theater, tilting ground, tiltyard, track, turf, walk, wrestling ring