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sky·box

 (skī′bŏks′)
n.
An elevated, usually enclosed private compartment for viewing events at a sports stadium.
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skybox

(ˈskɑɪˌbɒks)
n
(General Sporting Terms) US a luxurious suite high up in the stand of a sports stadium, which is rented out to groups of spectators, corporations, etc
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sky•box

(ˈskaɪˌbɒks)
n.
a private compartment, usu. near the top of a stadium, for viewing a sports contest.
[1980–85]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.skybox - an elevated box for viewing events at a sports stadium
box, loge - private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance; "the royal box was empty"
sports stadium, stadium, arena, bowl - a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
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It also has a rewritten chapter on skyboxes and restructured code throughout the book.
During the presentation, Elliott said the skyboxes on the building are taking the place of balconies.
Those looking to watch the games in a private setting can choose from 16 VIP skyboxes at an updated price of QR1,500 each until July 14 and at QR2,000 on the final on July 15.
The SkyX System consists of an aircraft that takes off like a helicopter but flies like a plane, the SkyCenter control room (which allows for real-time and secure mission monitoring from remote locations), and the company's proprietary SkyBoxes, which allow SkyOne to recharge and continue long-range missions without having to "Return to Home" (a factor that limits nearly every other drone).
As part of the exhibit, Mortis, a firm specializing in architecture and urbanism (The Hague, Netherlands), proposed the idea of a "hospitadium," which retains some of the sports functions of a soccer stadium while adding key hospital functions, such as locating doctors' offices at the edges of the field and designing patient rooms to be reminiscent of skyboxes with views to the field and gardens (see image).
And it's fun to snack on the wonderful catered food throughout the game and, of course, visit with friends in neighboring skyboxes."
This is due to the fact that the new facilities with club seats, skyboxes, and expanded advertising space produce revenues that team owners do not have to share with their leagues.
One difference that was relatively trivial, but still revealing, was that there were no stadium skyboxes in 1940.
All 20 skyboxes being added to Baum Stadium, the University of Arkansas' baseball facility, have been spoken for, leading to the creation of a waiting list for the newly constructed suites.